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English noun: James | |||
| 1. | James (person) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | James IV | ||
| Instance hypernym | king, male monarch, Rex | ||
| Member meronym | Stuart | ||
| 2. | James (person) the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701) | ||
| Synonyms | James II | ||
| Instance hypernym | King of England, King of Great Britain | ||
| Member meronym | Stuart | ||
| 3. | James (person) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | James I, King James, King James I | ||
| Instance hypernym | King of England, King of Great Britain | ||
| Member meronym | Stuart | ||
| 4. | James (person) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | Jesse James | ||
| Instance hypernym | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw | ||
| 5. | James (person) United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910) | ||
| Synonyms | William James | ||
| Instance hypernym | philosopher, psychologist | ||
| 6. | James (person) writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916) | ||
| Synonyms | Henry James | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 7. | James (person) (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament | ||
| Synonyms | Saint James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James, St. James the Apostle | ||
| Instance hypernym | Apostle, saint | ||
| Domain category | New Testament | ||
| 8. | James (object) a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads | ||
| Synonyms | James River | ||
| Instance hypernym | river | ||
| Part meronym | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia | ||
| 9. | James (object) a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri | ||
| Synonyms | James River | ||
| Instance hypernym | river | ||
| Part meronym | Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, ND, North Dakota, Peace Garden State, SD, South Dakota | ||
| 10. | James (communication) a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle | ||
| Synonyms | Epistle of James | ||
| Instance hypernym | Epistle | ||
| Part meronym | New Testament | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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