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Kingston

[kingz-tuhn, king-stuhn]

noun

  1. Maxine Hong born 1940, U.S. novelist.

  2. a seaport in and the capital of Jamaica.

  3. a port in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.

  4. a city in SE New York, on the Hudson River.

  5. a borough in E Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre.



Kingston

/ ˈɪŋə /

noun

  1. the capital and chief port of Jamaica, on the SE coast: University of the West Indies. Pop: 574 000 (2005 est)

  2. a port in SE Canada, in SE Ontario: the chief naval base of Lake Ontario and a large industrial centre; university (1841). Pop: 108 158 (2001)

  3. the capital of Norfolk Island, in the S Pacific Ocean

  4. short for Kingston upon Thames

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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She will be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on 26 September.

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Wire, who lost to all-conquering Wigan Warriors at Wembley last year, will face Hull Kingston Rovers in the final on 7 June.

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He was scheduled to compete in the 100m on Saturday and 200m on Sunday in Miami, after racing in the inaugural Grand Slam Track meet in Kingston, Jamaica last month.

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Sierra Canyon 11, Kennedy 1: Freshman Kingston Monette struck out 11 in six innings.

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Before aiming for his first global title in September, Nuguse will compete in the inaugural season of Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track, which begins in Kingston, Jamaica on Friday.

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