English Words Starting With J

• john xiii

  nounLow (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˌdʒɒn ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/A papal name; specifically, refers to a 10th-century Pope of the Catholic Church.
• john xiv

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdʒɒn ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/A regnal name for a pope or antipope, specifically the fourteenth to bear the name John.
• john xix

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdʒɒn ðə ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/A proper noun referring to the 139th Pope of the Catholic Church, who reigned from 1024 to 1032.
• john xv

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdʒɒn ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/A Biblical papal or pontifical name (John XV); a proper noun referring to a specific individual or authority figure.
• john xvii

  nounExtremely Low
  /ˌdʒɒn ˌsevənˈtiːnθ/An antipope who briefly claimed the papacy in 1003.
• john xviii

  nounLow
  ˌdʒɒn ˌeɪˈtiːnθThe papal name of a 19th-century pope who served a brief and historically contested pontificate.
• john xxi

  nounVery low
  /ˌdʒɒn ˌtwenti ˈfɜːst/The papal name of Peter Juliani, who was pope from 1276 to 1277.
• john xxii

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒɒn ˌtwɛnti ˈsɛkənd/Proper noun referring to a specific 14th-century Pope (Jacques Duèze) who reigned from 1316 to 1334.
• john xxiii

  nounC2
  /ˌdʒɒn twɛnti ˈθriː/The given name and papal regnal name of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (1881-1963), the 261st Pope of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963.
• johnboat

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒɒn.bəʊt/A flat-bottomed, square-bowed, lightweight boat, typically made of aluminum, fiberglass, or wood.
• johne's disease

  nounSpecialized/Very Low
  /ˈjoʊnəz dɪˌziːz/A chronic, infectious, and usually fatal bacterial disease of the intestinal tract in ruminants (especially cattle, sheep, and goats).
• johnin

  nounVery Low (Technical/Veterinary)
  /ˈdʒəʊnɪn/A specialised term referring to a type of glycoprotein or immunological agent, particularly in the context of Johne's disease (paratuberculosis) in ruminants.
• johnna

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒɒnə/A given name, often a variant of Joanna or feminine form of John.
• johnny

  nounB2
  /ˈdʒɒni/An informal, often affectionate or casual name for a man; a generic term for a fellow or guy.
• johnny cake

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒɒni ˌkeɪk/A type of simple, unleavened cornmeal flatbread or pancake, typically baked or fried on a griddle.
• johnny canuck

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdʒɒni ˈkænək/A national personification, mascot, or archetype representing the Canadian people, similar to Uncle Sam (USA) or John Bull (UK).
• johnny collar

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒɒni ˈkɒlə/A type of shirt collar that is small, narrow, and upright, usually without tie space, often seen on traditional undergarments or nightshirts.
• johnny house

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒɒni haʊs/A small, basic outdoor toilet, typically an outhouse.
• johnny raw

  nounlow
  /ˌdʒɒni ˈrɔː/A newly enlisted and inexperienced soldier; a raw recruit.
• johnny reb

  nounVery Low (historical/archaic)
  /ˈdʒɒni ˈrɛb/An informal and somewhat affectionate nickname for a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War.

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