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Definition of Kingston
1. Noun. A town on the Hudson River in New York.
2. Noun. A town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River.
3. Noun. Capital and largest city of Jamaica.
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Jamaica
Definition of Kingston
1. n. The black angel fish. See Angel fish, under Angel.
Definition of Kingston
1. Proper noun. The capital of Jamaica. ¹
2. Proper noun. Any of various towns or cities in the UK, US, Canada or Australia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Kingston
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1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature by William Johnson (1853)
"The plaintiff also produced a deed, executed by the trustees of Kingston, ...
The defendant then read in evidence a deed from the trustees of Kingston to ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"In 1838 Kingston received the charter of a city, though still called a town. ...
From Kingston have come many of the leading statesmen of the Canadian ..."
3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1898)
"The first Kingston batsman got a base on balls, but he starved to death on first
base, for the next three never touched the ball except for an occasional ..."
4. Annual Report (1905)
"Kingston NY Directora of tbe Company. Kingston Kingston Kingston Kingston Kingston
... General offices at Kingston, NY Date of stockholders annual meeting, ..."
5. Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812 by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1905)
"On the afternoon of the 5th, near Kingston, he captured six out of seven transports
bound thither with re-enforcements. Of these, two were the schooners ..."
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