Jam.

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James (countable and uncountable, plural Jameses)

1. The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
2. One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.
   • Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 10:1–3
3. A male given name from Hebrew popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
   • […] And Normans call me James Fitz-James. / Thus watch I o'er insulted laws, / Thus learn to right the injured cause. […]1810, Walter Scott, “Canto VI. The Guard-room.”, in The Lady of the Lake; […], Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and...
4. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
5. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States.

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Jamaica

1. An island and country in the Caribbean.
   • Thomas says the saga resulting in him being stranded and homeless in Jamaica started in February, when he was evicted from the apartment he shared with friends in Killeen, Texas, about an hour north of Austin.2025 July 8, Zoe Sottile, “He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10...

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Jamaica

1. Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Jamaica

1. A town in Windham County, Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Jamaica

1. A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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