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James

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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).  Synonym: James IV.
2.
The last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701).  Synonym: 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).  Synonyms: 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).  Synonym: Jesse James.
5.
United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910).  Synonym: William James.
6.
Writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916).  Synonym: Henry James.
7.
(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.
8.
A river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads.  Synonym: James River.
9.
A river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri.  Synonym: James River.
10.
A New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle.  Synonym: Epistle of James.



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"James" Quotes from Famous Books



... pure love of dancing. She was more level-headed than Lillian and was less likely to be carried away by pleasure. Still, she felt as though she would like to go on dancing forever with Lieutenant James Lawton, who she decided was the nicest young ...
— Madge Morton's Secret • Amy D. V. Chalmers

... Slagg—Jim Slagg; James when you wants to be respeckful—Slagg when familiar. I'm the son o' Jim Slagg, senior. Who he was the son of is best known to them as understands the science of jinnylology. But it don't much matter, for we all runs back to Adam an' Eve somehow. They called me after father, of ...
— The Battery and the Boiler - Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables • R.M. Ballantyne

... an indifferent display of qualities as a ruler, and the nation was tired of a superstitious monarch who was fostering a condition of affairs which was turning England into a hot-bed of religious and political plots and counter-plots. James's daughter, Mary, had married William, Prince of Orange, who was invited to come and take his father-in-law's place as King of England. That invitation was extended in no uncertain way, and James having withdrawn to the continent left ...
— The Portland Peerage Romance • Charles J. Archard

... movement has been going on steadily within the personal knowledge of the writer. Ten years ago the moose were practically all south and east of Lake Kippewa, now they are nearly all north of that lake, and extend nearly, if not quite, to the shores of James Bay. How far to the west of that they have spread we do not know; but it is probable that they are reoccupying the range lying between the shores of Lake Superior and James Bay, which was long abandoned. Northwest of Lake Superior, throughout Manitoba ...
— American Big Game in Its Haunts • Various

... a severe divine judgment Emperor of France, and James Buchanan, according to the merciful divine benignity President of the ...
— Secret Enemies of True Republicanism • Andrew B. Smolnikar


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