Words in english starting with J

• John — Noun – English ～ youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
• John Dalton — Noun – English ～ English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
• John Harvard — Noun – English ～ American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)
• John Donne — Noun – English ～ English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
• John Endicott — Noun – English ～ born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
• John C. Fremont — Noun – English ～ United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)
• John Ciardi — Noun – English ～ United States poet and critic (1916-1986)
• John Galsworthy — Noun – English ～ English novelist (1867-1933)
• John Dory — Noun – English ～ European dory
• John Cash — Noun – English ～ United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)
• John Davis — Noun – English ～ English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
• John Glenn — Noun – English ～ made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
• John Bull — Noun – English ～ a man of English descent
• John Endecott — Noun – English ～ born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
• John Churchill — Noun – English ～ English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
• John Foster Dulles — Noun – English ～ United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)
• John Jay — Noun – English ～ United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
• John Copley — Noun – English ～ American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
• John Deere — Noun – English ～ United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
• John's cabbage — Noun – English ～ showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States

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