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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (10)

1. a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513);
[syn: James, James IV]

2. the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701);
[syn: James, James II]

3. the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625);
[syn: James, James I, King James, King James I]

4. United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882);
[syn: James, Jesse James]

5. United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910);
[syn: James, William James]

6. writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916);
[syn: James, Henry James]

7. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament;
[syn: James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostle]

8. a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads;
[syn: James, James River]

9. a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri;
[syn: James, James River]

10. a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle;
[syn: Epistle of James, James]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

James \James\ prop. n. 1. William James, an American psychologist and philosopher (1842-1910). He was the brother of Henry James. Syn: William James. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Henry James, an American novelist and critic, born 1843, died 1916. He was the brother of William James. Syn: Henry James. [WordNet 1.5] 3. Saint James the Apostle, a disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament. Syn: Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle. [WordNet 1.5] 4. The James River, a tributary of the Missouri River. Syn: James River. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

James n 1: a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513) [syn: James, James IV] 2: the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701) [syn: James, James II] 3: the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625) [syn: James, James I, King James, King James I] 4: United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882) [syn: James, Jesse James] 5: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910) [syn: James, William James] 6: writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916) [syn: James, Henry James] 7: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostle] 8: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads [syn: James, James River] 9: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri [syn: James, James River] 10: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle [syn: Epistle of James, James]