Kingston

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪŋstən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kingz′tən, king′stən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Kings•ton  (kingz′tən, king′stən),USA pronunciation n. 
    Maxine Hong  (hong),USA pronunciation born 1940, U.S. novelist.
  1. Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of Jamaica. 600,000.
  2. Place Namesa port in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario. 56,032.
  3. Place Namesa city in SE New York, on the Hudson River. 24,481.
  4. Place Namesa borough in E Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre. 15,681.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kingston /ˈkɪŋstən/ n
  1. the capital and chief port of Jamaica, on the SE coast: University of the West Indies. Pop: 587 652 (2015 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
'Kingston' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
East Riding of Yorkshire - Hull - Humberside - Jamaica - Kingston upon Hull - Kingston upon Thames - Norfolk Island - Port Royal - Surrey - Kingston-upon-Hull

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