Jem
WordNet
noun
(1) A terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- A male nickname for James, Jeremy or Jeremiah.
- A diminutive of the female given name Jemima.
Quotations
- 1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
- You may know what one man thinks of another by his manner of calling him. Thomas and James and Richard and William are stupid young gentlemen; Tom and Jem and Dick and Will are fine spirited fellows.