Jamaica
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- proper noun
- /dʒəˈmeɪkə/
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Jamaica
- This could be worth an extra week in Jamaica.
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Radio Jamaica
- Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
She had a house in Jamaica where I am from.
- She had a house in Jamaica where I am from.
- Yeah, but in Jamaica, how big of a deal is Curry goat?
- We went Jamaica and we went on a fishing trip.
- But I went Jamaica and I had a sick time.
- He went back to Jamaica and became incredibly powerful.
- Hi guys, this is Stacy and I'm hailing from Kingston, Jamaica.
- I dreamed we were in our old house in Jamaica.
- I'm a child of foreigners, immigrants from Jamaica.
- And yeah, funny enough, I actually went on a holiday to Jamaica in February.
- So my mother actually was born and raised and grew up in Jamaica and I still have family there.
- They go to Miami, they go to the Dominican, they go to Jamaica.
Examples
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Even in the early 1800s, the John Canoe dance in Jamaica was coming under pressure to change.
Academic text (1991) -
So my mother actually was born and raised and grew up in Jamaica and I still have family there.
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Well, actually, I got to be in Jamaica in October.
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And yeah, funny enough, I actually went on a holiday to Jamaica in February.
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"Yeah, but she lived in Jamaica when she was a little girl."
Fiction book (1999) -
The classroom conditions in Jamaica were different from those in the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
But I did go to Jamaica for a vacation once when I was 19.
Fiction book (1994) -
She had a house in Jamaica where I am from.
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He went back to Jamaica and became incredibly powerful.
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I visited Jamaica last summer and enjoyed the beautiful beaches and vibrant culture.
Compounds
A city in the southeast of Jamaica called Kingston that is the country's capital
A tropical plant with red flower parts people use to make drinks, jams, and sometimes fiber
A small tree or shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling flowers from warm places like Florida and the West Indies
A small tree with large leaves and attractive flowers whose bark fishermen use to stun fish
A climbing plant from the Caribbean that has bright yellow fruit you can eat
A West Indian tree whose wood is used to make a bitter tonic and a natural insecticide
- Specialized
An extract from the tree's wood used as a bitter flavoring and in herbal medicine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jamaica comes from the Taíno name Xaymaca, used by the island's first people, and is often said to mean 'land of wood and water' or 'land of springs'. This helps explain the name today, since Jamaica is famous for its many rivers, trees, and beautiful coastlines.