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JABLON (Sclav.),
the apple-tree; e.g. Jablonez, Jablonka, Jablona, Jablonken, Jablonoko, Gablenz, Gablona (places abounding in apples); Jablonnoi or Zablonnoi (the mountain of apples).
JAMA (Sclav.),
a ditch; e.g. Jamlitz, Jamnitz, and Jamno (places with a ditch or trench); Jamburg (the town in the hollow or ditch); but Jamlitz may sometimes mean the place of medlar-trees, from jemelina (the medlar).
JASOR (Sclav.),
a marsh; e.g. Jehser-hohen and Jeser-nieder (the high and lower marsh), near Frankfort; Jeserig and Jeserize (the marshy place).
JASSEN (Sclav.),
the ash-tree; e.g. Jessen, Jessern, Jesseu, Jessnitz (the place of ash-trees).
JAWOR (Sclav.),
the maple-tree; e.g. Great and Little Jawer, in Silesia; Jauer, in Russia; Jauernitz and Jauerburg (the place of maple-trees), in Russia.
JAZA (Sclav.),
a house; e.g. Jäschen, Jäschwitz, Jäschütz (the houses).
JEZIRAH (Ar.),
an island or peninsula; e.g. Algiers or Al-Jezirah, named from an island near the town; Al-Geziras (the islands), near Gibraltar; Alghero (the peninsula), in Sardinia; Jezirah-diraz (long island), in the Persian Gulf; Al-Jezirah or Mesopotamia (between the river).
JÖKUL (Scand.),
a snow-covered hill; e.g. Vatna-Jökul (the hill with the lake); Orefa-Jökul (the desert hill); Forfa-Jökul (the hill of Forfa): Long-Jökul (long hill).
JONC (Fr.),
from juncus, Lat. (a rush); e.g. Jonchère, Joncheres, Jonchery, Le Jonquer, La Joncières, etc., place-names in France.