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James

Noun CEFR B1
d͡ʒeɪmz

Definitions

  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.
  3. a male given name, equivalent to English James
  4. A male given name from Hebrew popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name.
  5. Santiago (the capital city of Chile; official name: Santiago de Chile)
  6. a region of Chile
  7. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  8. Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region (a province of Chile)
  9. A placename
  10. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States.
  11. An unincorporated community in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States.
  12. A township in Timiskaming District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
  13. Former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

Equivalents

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Azərbaycan diliCeyms
БеларускаяЯкаў
CatalàJaume
ČeštinaJakub
CymraegIago
DanskJakob
EuskaraJagoba
ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiIakoboIakopoKimo
MagyarJakab
ՀայերենՀակոբ
Bahasa IndonesiaYakobus
ÍslenskaJakob
ItalianoGiacomo
ქართულიიაკობი
Қазақ тіліЖақып
КыргызчаЖакып
LatinaIacobus
മലയാളംയാക്കോബ്
मराठीयाकोब
Bahasa MelayuYakub
MaltiĠakbu
NorskJakob
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਯਾਕ਼ੂਬ
PolskiJakub
PortuguêsDiogoIagoJaimeTiago
RomânăIacob
SlovenčinaJakubJakubov
KiswahiliYakobo
TagalogSantiago
TürkçeYakup
УкраїнськаЯків
Tiếng ViệtGia-cô-bêGiacôbê

Examples

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 Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.”
“[…] And Normans call me James Fitz-James. / Thus watch I o'er insulted laws, / Thus learn to right the injured cause. […]”
Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.”
“In the political drama that Donald Trump has created in Washington, he could not have dreamed up a more formidable adversary than James Comey.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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