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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Jamestown
Jamestown [Jamestown] BrE NAmE
the first permanent community of English people in North America, in what is now ↑Virginia. It was established on 14 May 1607 by the London Company and named after King ↑James I. John Smith was an early leader. The first tobacco farms were begun here in 1612. The church tower and some graves remain, and are visited by many tourists.
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