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John Meaning & Definition
John Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of John?

[n] a room equipped with toilet facilities
[n] the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
[n] a prostitute's customer
[n] (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditional author of the 4th Gospel
[n] 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)

Synonyms | Synonyms for John: bathroom | can | Gospel According to John | John Lackland | John the Divine | John the Evangelist | lav | lavatory | privy | Saint John | Saint John the Apostle | St John | St John the Apostle | toilet | whoremaster | whoremonger

Related Terms | Find terms related to John: backhouse | basement | bathroom | bedpan | can | chamber | chamber pot | chemical closet | chemical toilet | closet | comfort station | commode | convenience | crapper | earth closet | head | jerry | johnny | johnny house | jordan | latrine | lavatory | loo | necessary | outhouse | piss pot | potty | potty-chair | powder room | privy | rest room | stool | throne | thunder mug | toilet | toilet room | water closet | WC

See Also | Apostle | book | client | closet | comfort station | commode | convenience | crapper | customer | evangel | Evangelist | Gospel | Gospels | head | King of England | loo | New Testament | pot | potty | public convenience | public lavatory | public toilet | restroom | room | stool | throne | toilet facility | W.C. | wash room | washroom | water closet

John In Webster's Dictionary

\John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See {Johannes}.] A proper name of a man. {John-apple}, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as {Apple-john}. {John Bull}, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people. {John Bullism}, English character. --W. Irving. {John Doe} (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W. {John Doree}, {John Dory}. [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zo["o]l.) An oval, compressed, European food fish ({Zeus faber}). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also {dory}, {doree}, and {St. Peter's fish}.

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