Jamaica Definition
Jamaica
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- enPR: jə-mā'kə, IPA: /dʒəˈmeɪ.kə/, SAMPA: /dZ@"meI.k@/
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Etymology 1
Taino Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”).
The term Jamaica originates as a common Anglicization of several different indigenous American words, as detailed below.
Alternative forms
- Jomayca (Jamaican English)
Proper noun
Jamaica
Translations
country in the Caribbean
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Derived terms
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 (
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