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kingston
/ˈkɪŋstən/
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What does kingston mean?
noun
- monkfish, angel shark (Squatina squatina)
proper noun
- The capital and largest city of Jamaica; it is also the capital of its eponymous parish.
- A parish of Jamaica; named for the city which it comprises the inner part of.
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proper noun
- The Jamaican government.
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
- The capital of Norfolk Island.
- A suburb of Logan, Queensland.
- The former name of a town in South Australia, now Kingston SE.
- A local government area (Kingston District Council) in south-east South Australia. Seat: Kingston SE.
- A town and suburb in Kingborough council area, near Hobart, Tasmania.
- A small town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria.
- A local government area in south-east Melbourne, Victoria; in full, the City of Kingston.
- A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A community in Kings County, New Brunswick.
- An unincorporated community in Division No. 1, Subdivision G, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A village in Nova Scotia.
- A city in Frontenac County, Ontario.
- A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A district in Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow parish, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP9038).
- A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3455).
- A civil parish and small village in South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6347).
- A hamlet in Hazelbury Bryan parish, Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7509).
- A small village in Corfe Castle parish, on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9579).
- A town in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, formally Kingston upon Thames.
- A residential area of Portsmouth, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6501).
- A small settlement in Shorwell parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ4781).
- A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1951).
- A civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0802).
- A hamlet in East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT5482).
- An inner city area of Glasgow (OS grid ref NS5864).
- A coastal village in Moray council area (OS grid ref NJ3365).
- A small town at the south end of Lake Wakatipu, Otago in the South Island, New Zealand.
- A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
- An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama.
- A ghost town in Kings County, California, formerly in Fresno County.
- A small city in Bartow County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Shoshone County, Idaho.
- A village in DeKalb County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Des Moines County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland.
- A coastal town and census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
- A village in Tuscola County, Michigan.
- A small city, the county seat of Caldwell County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated town and census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada.
- A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Middlesex County and Franklin County, New Jersey.
- A census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico.
- A city, the county seat of Ulster County, New York.
- A town in Ulster County, New York, north of the city.
- A village in Ross County, Ohio.
- A town in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.
- A borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
- A village and census-designated place in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.
- A city, the county seat of Roane County, Tennessee.
- A town in Piute County, Utah.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
- A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Kingston Township.
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɪŋstən/
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See this word in context.
And aren't you glad now that I made you wait about buying a Panama hat till you reached Kingston?
After the trolley-car service had been re-established, my nephew and I had occasion to go into Kingston daily towards noon.
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“There’s hosts of people driving into Kingston in traps and carts and things, with boxes of valuables and all that,” he said.
“No, not now, I thank you. I could not stay two minutes. I must get on to Kingston as fast as I can.”
Indeed, it may be said of Kingston, that one half of it appears to be burnt down, and the other half not to be built up.