Jonestown

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Jonestown

  • [ˈd͡ʒɔʊ̯nsˌtaʊ̯n]

proper noun (das) Jonestown · des Jonestown · des Jonestowns · Jonestowns · (dem) Jonestown

  1. 1974 von dem Sektenführer Jim Jones im Norden Guyanas gegründete Siedlung, die 1978 zum Schauplatz eines Massenselbstmords wurde „›Haben Sie schon mal von Jonestown gehört?‹“

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@misc{jonestown_2026,
  title = {Jonestown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/jonestown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}