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Kings·ton (kiŋz′tən, kiŋ′stən)

  1. seaport & capital of Jamaica, on the SE coast: pop. c. 104,000
  2. port in SE Ontario, Canada, at the outlet of Lake Ontario into the St. Lawrence: pop. 56,000

    Etymology: orig., King's Town (1784), in honor of George III

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