First Known Use: 13th century
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James
noun \ˈjāmz\
Definition of JAMES
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: an apostle, son of Zebedee, and brother of the apostle John according to the Gospel accounts
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: an apostle and son of Alphaeus according to the Gospel accounts —called also James the Less
3
: a brother of Jesus traditionally held to be the author of the New Testament Epistle of James
4
: a moral lecture addressed to early Christians and included as a book in the New Testament — see bible table
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Origin of JAMES
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *Jacomus, alteration of Late Latin Jacobus, Jacob Jacob
James
biographical name \ˈjāmz\
Definition of JAMES
name of 6 kings of Scotland & 2 kings of Great Britain: especially VI 1566–1625 of Scotland (reigned 1567–1603) or I of Great Britain (reigned 1603–25); II 1633–1701 (reigned 1685–88)
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Henry 1843–1916 son of prec. British (Am.-born) writer
— James·ian \ˈjām-zē-ən\ adjective
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P(hyllis) D(orothy) 1920– Baroness James of Holland Park British writer
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William 1842–1910 bro. of Henry (writer) Am. psychol. & philos.
— James·ian \ˈjām-zē-ən\ adjective
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geographical name \ˈjāmz\
Definition of JAMES
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or officially Da·ko·ta \də-ˈkō-tə\ river 710 miles (1143 kilometers) North Dakota & South Dakota flowing S to Missouri River
2
river 340 miles (547 kilometers) Virginia flowing E into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
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