dictionary definitions for "james"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  James
      n 1: 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]
      2: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist
         (1842-1910) [syn: James, William James]
      3: writer who was born in the United States but lived in
         England (1843-1916) [syn: James, Henry James]
      4: (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]
      5: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at
         Hampton Roads [syn: James, James River]
      6: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward
         across South Dakota to the Missouri [syn: James, {James
         River}]
      7: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
         [syn: Epistle of James, James]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]


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