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Meaning of Jonestown | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A former settlement in northern Guyana founded by the Peoples Temple cult, and the site of an infamous mass murder-suicide in November 1978.
  2. Any mass suicide or murder, especially one with religious or cultic overtones.
  3. The Jonestown massacre itself.
    informal
  4. Any of a number of other places in the English-speaking world.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Jonestowner Jonesville Jonesvillian Jonette jong Jonglei

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