Jos

[ jaws ]

/ dʒɔs /

noun

a city in central Nigeria.

Definition for jos (2 of 2)

Jo

[ joh ]

/ dʒoʊ /

noun

a female given name, form of Josephine.

a male given name, form of Joseph.

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Examples from the Web for jos

But it was not those twisting limbs that repelled the two old clerks watching him from the window—it was Jos's face.
With Wellington in Spain|F. S. Brereton
Father Jos could not say so much, therefore he said nothing.
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
Wishing to spare his favourite as much as possible, he merely asked Francisco whether he had lent Jos any money.
Popular Tales|Madame Guizot
Jos, it was said, never went anywhere without finding friends, or came away without having made fresh ones.
The Three Commanders|W.H.G. Kingston

An hour later I sat beside Jos's hearth, smoking a friendly cigarillo, with the surly old peasant.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 391, May, 1848|Various

British Dictionary definitions for jos (1 of 3)

Jos

/ (dʒɒs) /

noun

a city in central Nigeria, capital of Plateau state on the Jos Plateau: major centre of the tin-mining industry. Pop: 685 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for jos (2 of 3)

jo

joe

/ (dʒəʊ) /

noun plural joes

a Scot word for sweetheart

Word Origin for jo

C16: alteration of joy

British Dictionary definitions for jos (3 of 3)

jo

the internet domain name for

Jordan

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Word Origin and History for jos

jo

Scottish form of joy, attested from 1520s as a term of endearment.