Definitions for kingstonˈkɪŋz tən, ˈkɪŋ stən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Kings•tonˈkɪŋz tən, ˈkɪŋ stən(n.)

  1. the capital of Jamaica. 600,000.

    Category: Geography (places)

  2. a port in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario. 55,050.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Kingston(noun)

    a town on the Hudson River in New York

  2. Kingston(noun)

    a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River

  3. Kingston, capital of Jamaica, Jamaican capital(noun)

    capital and largest city of Jamaica

Wiktionary

  1. Kingston(ProperNoun)

    The capital of Jamaica.

  2. Kingston(ProperNoun)

    Any of various towns or cities in the UK, US, Canada or Australia.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kingston(noun)

    alt. of Kingstone

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Kingston

    1, capital (13) of Frontenac County, Ontario, on the NE. shore of the Lake, 150 m. E. of Toronto, an important commercial town with shipbuilding and engineering works; is the seat of Queen's University, military and medical colleges, and an observatory. 2, Capital (47) of Jamaica, on a great bay on the S. coast, on the edge of a sugar-growing district; exports sugar, tobacco, and dye-woods, and imports cotton, flour, and rice. 3, a town (21) on the Hudson, N.Y., has great blue stone-flag quarries, and cement-works, breweries, and tanneries.


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