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Jamaica
Ja-mai′ca
,Noun.
One of the West Indian islands.
Jamaica ginger
, a variety of ginger, called also
– white ginger
, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately. Jamaica pepper
, allspice.
– Jamaica rose
(Bot.)
, a West Indian melastomaceous shrub (
Blakea trinervis
), with showy pink flowers.Definition 2024
Jamaica
Jamaica
English
Alternative forms
- Jomayca (Jamaican English)
Proper noun
Jamaica
Translations
country in the Caribbean
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See also
- Kingston
- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of North America)
Etymology 2
After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.[1]
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Etymology 3
From the Massachusett word for “beaver”. Compare next etymology.
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica, Vermont, a town in Vermont.
Etymology 4
Originally Jameco, from Lenape [Term?] (“beaver”). Compare previous etymology.
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
References
Norwegian Bokmål
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Swedish
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