Jos

American

[jaws] / dʒɔs /

noun

a city in central Nigeria.

Jos British

/ 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)

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Former England white-ball captain Jos Buttler will hope to find form after a disappointing World Cup as he returns to Gujarat Titans, where he is joined by batter Tom Banton and left-arm seamer Luke Wood.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

His captain Harry Brook completed the set with his hundred against Pakistan in the Super 8s phase, while Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler are the other Englishmen to have done it before.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

England look set to again back out-of-form opener Jos Buttler, who has returned five single-figure scores in a row at this tournament.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

"Who is writing Jos Buttler off?," said former England spinner Alex Hartley.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Since they were cousins, the family money would stay within the family, just as it had when Emma’s brother Jos had married Charles’s sister Caroline.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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