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Jamaica Definition

Jamaica

See also jamaica

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English

Wikipedia has an article on: Jamaica

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jamaica

  1. A particular country in the Caribbean.
  2. The island comprising most of that country.
Translations
country in the Caribbean
Derived terms

See also