Definitions for James
dʒeɪmzjames

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1. James, James IVnoun

   a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

2. James, James IInoun

   the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)

3. James, James I, King James, King James Inoun

   the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)

4. James, Jesse Jamesnoun

   United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)

5. James, William Jamesnoun

   United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

6. James, Henry Jamesnoun

   writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)

7. James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostlenoun

   (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament

8. James, James Rivernoun

   a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

9. James, James Rivernoun

   a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri

10. Epistle of James, Jamesnoun

    a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

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1. Jamesnoun

   The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.

2. Jamesnoun

   One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.

3. Jamesnoun

   popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.

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1. James

   James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American college radio hit "Laid." Following the departure of lead singer Tim Booth in 2001, the band became inactive but re-formed in January 2007, returning for a new album and international tour. Up to 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

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1. James

   the name of three disciples of Christ; James, the elder son of Zebedee, by order of the high-priest was put to death by Herod Agrippa; James, the younger son of Alphæus; and James, the brother of the Lord, stoned to death.

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1. james

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   • Philosopher
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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'James' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #990

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'James' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1188

How to pronounce James?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say James in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of James in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of James in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of James in a Sentence

1. Marc Elias:

   The FBI, for a variety of reasons, was not going to do anything to stop these bad things from happening, james Comey had taken public stances around that time period that were, in my view, unfair, and putting the thumb on the scale against Hillary Clinton.

2. James Nixey:

   It is very likely that The Russians will collect dossiers of compromising material about James Nixey politicians. However, I think it is highly unlikely that these dossiers would find their ways into western hands.

3. James Charles:

   To Tati and James Westbrook I'm sorry for everything that is going on, everything that I've put you through over the past few weeks, most of my career over the past few years has been about me making mistakes and trying to learn and grow from them. I haven't always done the best job of that, I can admit that.

4. Kelsey Grammer:

   My youngest son James is walking and talking and eating all the time, and my 4-year-old Gabriel is starting to figure out stuff. They discover things every day. It’s wonderful.

5. Donald Trump:

   They're chopping off heads of Christians and many other people in the Middle East. They're chopping heads off, they laugh at us when they hear we're not going to approve waterboarding and then they'll have a James Foley and others where they cut off their heads.

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