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The 1960s were big for folk music, and the Kingston Trio led the way. They were the ones who started it all. The music was fresh and alive. College kids loved it and their parents did, too.
George Grove

Meaning of "Kingston" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KINGSTON

Kingston  [ˈkɪŋstən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KINGSTON

noun
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Kingston is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KINGSTON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Kingston in the English dictionary

The first definition of Kingston in the dictionary is the capital and chief port of Jamaica, on the SE coast: University of the West Indies. Pop: 574 000. Other definition of Kingston is a port in SE Canada, in SE Ontario: the chief naval base of Lake Ontario and a large industrial centre; university. Pop: 108 158. Kingston is also the capital of Norfolk Island, in the S Pacific Ocean.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KINGSTON


Aston
ˈæstən
boston
ˈbɒstən
charleston
ˈtʃɑːlstən
eastern
ˈiːstən
Gladstone
ˈɡlædstən
Houston
ˈhjuːstən
Huston
ˈhjuːstən
Livingston
ˈlɪvɪŋstən
Livingstone
ˈlɪvɪŋstən
northeastern
ˌnɔːθˈiːstən
northwestern
ˌnɔːθˈwɛstən
piston
ˈpɪstən
Preston
ˈprɛstən
Princeton
ˈprɪnstən
southeastern
ˌsaʊθˈiːstən
southwestern
ˌsaʊθˈwestən
Tristan
ˈtrɪstən
tungsten
ˈtʌŋstən
western
ˈwɛstən
Winston
ˈwɪnstən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KINGSTON

Kings
kings-of-arms
Kingsford-Smith
kingship
kingside
Kingsley
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Thames
Kingstown
Kingwana

WORDS THAT END LIKE KINGSTON

Allston
Evanston
Germiston
Huddleston
Ilkeston
Knox-Johnston
Launceston
Liston
Marston
multipiston
neuston
Palmerston
phlogiston
pleuston
ribston
seston
teston
trailbaston
Urmston

Synonyms and antonyms of Kingston in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kingston» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KINGSTON

Find out the translation of Kingston to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kingston from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kingston» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

金士顿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kingston
570 millions of speakers

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Kingston
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किंग्स्टन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كينغستون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Kingston
278 millions of speakers

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Kingston
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিংস্টন
260 millions of speakers

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Kingston
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kingston
190 millions of speakers

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Kingston
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キングストン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

킹스톤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kingston
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kingston
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிங்ஸ்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किंग्सटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kingston
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kingston
65 millions of speakers

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Kingston
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Kingston
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kingston
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Kingston
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Kingston
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Kingston
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Kingston
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kingston

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KINGSTON»

The term «Kingston» is very widely used and occupies the 7.368 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KINGSTON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kingston

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7 QUOTES WITH «KINGSTON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Kingston.
1
Dan Aykroyd
My great-grandfather, Sam Aykroyd, was a dentist in Kingston, Ontario, and he was also an Edwardian spiritualist researcher who was very interested in what was going on in the invisible world, the survival of the consciousness, precipitated paintings, mediumship, and trans-channeling.
2
Desmond Dekker
I was born in St. Andrew's and raised in Kingston then I attended the Alpha Boy's school.
3
George Grove
The 1960s were big for folk music, and the Kingston Trio led the way. They were the ones who started it all. The music was fresh and alive. College kids loved it and their parents did, too.
4
Robert Hass
When I was in high school in the '50s you were supposed to be an Elvis Presley, a James Dean, a Marlon Brando or a Kingston Trio type in a button-down shirt headed for the fraternities at Stanford or Cal.
5
Betty Hill
And there was huge numbers of UFOs around my parents home in Kingston.
6
Damian Marley
More people would recognise me in Kingston, but it's rare to go on the road and not get recognised by someone. The problem now is everyone has a camera in their pocket, on their cell phone - at the airport it's difficult to get from point A to point B without taking half an hour because there are so many people taking pictures.
7
Portia Simpson-Miller
I was actually born in deep rural Jamaica and came to Kingston as a high school girl.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KINGSTON»

Discover the use of Kingston in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kingston and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kingston
Downtown Kingston offers a view of the thriving maritime village that mushroomed on the waterfront in the 19th century when the Delaware and Hudson Canal opened there in 1828.
Patricia O'Reilly Murphy, 2013
2
Maxine Hong Kingston: A Critical Companion
Examines the fiction and role in introducing the Asian American experience to mainstream readers through Maxine Hong Kinston and her three narrative works.
E. D. Huntley, 2001
3
China Men
The author chronicles the lives of three generations of Chinese men in America, woven from memory, myth and fact. Here's a storyteller's tale of what they endured in a strange new land. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Maxine Hong Kingston, 2011
4
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity.
Maxine Hong Kingston, 2010
5
Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior: A Casebook
An overview of critical issues surrounding Kingston's contemporary classic, such as reception by various interpretive communities, canon formation, cultural authenticity, fictionality in autobiography, and feminist and poststructuralist ...
Sau-ling Cynthia Wong, 1999
6
Kingston Parish Register, Gloucester and Mathews Counties, ...
The authors have painstakingly copied the marriages, births, and deaths recorded in the Register, with the result that 530 marriages, 1750 births, and 120 deaths are incorporated into this present work.
Kingston, Va. (Parish), 2009
7
Conversations with Maxine Hong Kingston
In this collection of interviews Kingston talks about her life, her writing, and her objectives. From the first, her books have hovered along the hazy line between fiction and nonfiction, memoir and imagination.
Paul Skenazy, Tera Martin, 1998
8
The Classless Society
This book directly challenges a long-standing intellectual tradition of class analysis. Insisting on a realist conception of class, Kingston argues that presumed classes do not significantly share distinct, life-defining experiences.
Paul W. Kingston, 2000
9
Kingston Noir
Following in the Caribbean footsteps of "Haiti Noir" and "Trinidad Noir, " now come dark stories from Jamaica's capital city.
Colin Channer, 2013
10
Contemporary Japan: History, Politics, and Social Change ...
With penetrating analysis of key issues that have loomed large in Japan since the end of the Cold War, including the erosion of job security, as well as its immigration policies, aging society, and alliance with the US, this volume remains ...
Jeff Kingston, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KINGSTON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kingston is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kingston named Home Station for CF Intelligence | The Kingston
Canadian Forces Base Kingston's intelligence legacy will live on as it became the Home Station of the Canadian Armed Forces Intelligence ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
2
Uptown Kingston celebrates 'Colonial Game Day' - The Daily Freeman
Kendall Klippel, 4, of Kingston participates in a ring toss game during Saturday's 'Colonial Game Day.' Ariel Zangla — Daily Freeman. «The Daily Freeman, Jul 15»
3
Kingston cruise port project close to reality - UDC | Business …
The first phase of the Festival Marketplace project to transform the Kingston waterfront into a cultural experience was the easy part - developing ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
4
Beatdown Clan Member Says He Has "Decisions to Make", Kofi …
According to PWInsider.com, New Day member Kofi Kingston missed last night's live event in Newark, NJ. He was scheduled for the show but ... «Wrestlezone, Jul 15»
5
Kingston, Central Hudson closing in on deal for LED streetlights
KINGSTON >> Mayor Shayne Gallo's administration is moving closer to an agreement with Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. to purchase ... «The Daily Freeman, Jul 15»
6
My Kingston — Stephen Bishop - Lifestyle - JamaicaObserver.com
My first impression of Kingston was that it was hot! I am an avid golfer; I play 18 holes three to four times a week back at home, and I barely ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
7
Joe Kemlage leads Kingston past Plymouth in District 10 playoffs, 3-1
The first-year hurler delivered a gritty performance Friday night, leading Kingston Post 387 to a 3-1 win over Plymouth Post 40 in the first round ... «Wicked Local Plymouth, Jul 15»
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CN derailment strands riders | The Kingston Whig-Standard
CN derailment strands riders 0. By Steph Crosier, Kingston Whig-Standard. Saturday, July 18, 2015 7:31:55 EDT PM. Reuters file photo. «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
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Sprayed bear mace clears building | The Kingston Whig-Standard
Staff-Sgt. Matt Funnell, watch commander for the Kingston Police, said a resident had let off bear mace in the hallway of the apartment building. «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
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KINGSTON 400: What to do in 2020 - News - Wicked Local Kingston
KINGSTON – Selectmen are gung ho about the possibilities for Kingston's involvement in Plymouth's 400th anniversary and want to hear what ... «Wicked Local Kingston, Jul 15»

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