James Bay

proper noun

A gulf of Nunavut, Canada, at the southern end of Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean. A large sub-arctic sea surrounded on three sides by land of Ontario (on the west and south) and Quebec (on the east and south), the southernmost extension of the Arctic Ocean.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A gulf of Nunavut, Canada, at the southern end of Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean. A large sub-arctic sea surrounded on three sides by land of Ontario (on the west and south) and Quebec (on the east and south), the southernmost extension of the Arctic Ocean.
  2. An inlet in Inner Harbour, Victoria Harbour, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, on the Salish Sea, Pacific Ocean.
  3. A neighbourhood of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named after the inlet

    Synonyms: Birdcages

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA neighbourhood of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named after the inlet

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Birdcages

Origin

James + bay; * (Arctic Ocean): Named after Thomas James, who explored the region in the 1630s * (Vancouver Island): Named after James Douglas, Governor General of the crown colony of British Columbia

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Translations

French baie James
  • baie Jamesbay, part of Hudson Bay
Cite this entry
APA

James Bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/James%20Bay

MLA

“James Bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/James%20Bay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “James Bay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/James%20Bay.

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