ime he spent in the South African region in the 1880s then again in the late 1890s.
The word Jamboree is used in English, as a borrowed foreign word, with the ending -ree. The word Jamboree is a transitive verb with a direct action of the primary word Jambo. For example, an attendee of a Jambo is a Jamboree. The word "Jamboree" is used primarily by the Scouting program before the first Boy Scout Jamboree in 1920. The word has also come to mean "a lavish or boisterous celebration or party" outside of the Scouting program. Another example of a transitive word is "transferee" which the person receiving a transfer (money or goods) is the transfer-ree dropping the extra r. In contrast the person giving the transfer is the "transferor." Such transitive words are still used in formal terms dealing in legal affairs.
Baden-Powell deliberately chose the name "Jamboree" where attendees were warmly welcomed attending this first Boy Scout rally or meeting with the word "Jambo!" Many, at this first "Jamboree" or "Scout gathering" did not fully capture the spirit of this then-new concept or greeting. At the first "World Jamboree" at Olympia in 1920, Lord Baden-Powell said "People give different meanings for this word, but from this year on, jamboree will take a specific meaning. It will be associated to the largest gathering of youth that ever took place."
Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, coined the term jamborese to refer to the lingua franca used between Scouts of different languages and cultural habits, that develops when diverse Scouts meet, that fosters friendship and understanding between Scouts of the world. Sometimes the word jamborette is used to denote smaller, either local or international, gatherings.
A similarly used word "Camporee" in the Scouting program is also reflective of the older English style of use. "Camporee" today reflects a local or regional gathering of Scouting units for a period of camping and common activities. Similar to a camporee, a jamboree occurs less often and draws units from the entire nation or world.
- World Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from all over the world under the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Attendance is 30-40,000.
- World Scout Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) - an amateur radio event linking Scouts across the world
- World Scout Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI)
- Jamboree on the Trail (JOTT) is an international day of hiking
- Africa Scout Jamboree
- Arab Scout Jamboree
- Asia-Pacific Scout Jamboree
- Caribbean Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from the Caribbean
- Central European Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Central Europe
- European Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from all over Europe
- Interamerican Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from the Interamerican Scout Region
- Essex International Jamboree, a gathering of 7,000-9,000 Scouts and Guides from all over the world, held since 1927
- World Federation of Independent Scouts World Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts of the World Federation of Independent Scouts
- Jamboree 2008 (Northumberland), a celebration of the 1908 Humshaugh camp
- Homenetmen General Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts of the Homenetmen
- National Scout jamboree, Boy Scouts of America
- Canadian Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Canada
- Australian Scout Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region
- Nippon Jamboree, a gathering of Scouts from Japan
- Nawaka, a gathering of Sea Scouts in the Netherlands
- Irish Scout Jamborees
- New Zealand Scout Jamboree
- Girl Scout Senior Roundup
- Gathering of Scouts and Guides in India
- jamboree, n. OED Online. September 2013. Oxford University Press. Accessed October 07, 2013.
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