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Jamaica

Ja·mai·ca

(jə-mā′kə)

An island country in the Caribbean Sea south of Cuba. Originally inhabited by Arawaks, it was visited by Columbus in 1494 and settled by the Spanish in 1509. The British captured the island in 1655, and it was formally ceded to Great Britain in 1670, becoming a crown colony in 1866. Jamaica became independent in 1962. Kingston is the capital and the largest city.

Ja·mai′can adj. & n.

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Jamaican

(dʒəˈmeɪkən)

adj

1. (Placename) of or relating to Jamaica or its inhabitants

2. (Peoples) of or relating to Jamaica or its inhabitants

(Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Jamaica

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Noun	1.	Jamaican - a native or inhabitant of Jamaica Jamaica - an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti West Indian - a native or inhabitant of the West Indies
Adj.	1.	Jamaican - of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants; "Jamaican rum"; "the Jamaican Prime Minister"

Translations

جَامَايّكِيٌّ جَامَايّكِيٌّ

Jamajčanjamajský

jamaicanerjamaicansk

Jamaikaner jamaikanisch Jamaikanerin

τζαμαϊκανικός Τζαμαϊκανός

jamaicano jamaiquino

jamaikalainen

jamaïcain

Jamajčaninjamajkanski

giamaicano

ジャマイカのジャマイカ人

자메이카 사람자메이카의

Jamaicaan Jamaicaans

jamaicaner jamaikansk

Jamajczyk jamajski

jamaicano

житель Ямайки ямайский

jamaicanjamaicansk

เกี่ยวกับจาเมกาชาวจาเมกา

Jamaika Jamaikalı

người Jamaicathuộc nước/người/tiếng Jamaica

牙买加人牙买加的

Jamaican

[dʒəˈmeɪkən]

A. ADJ → jamaicano

B. N → jamaicano/a m/f

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Jamaican

[dʒəˈmeɪkən]

adj → jamaïquain(e)

n → Jamaïquain(e) m/f

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Jamaican

adj → jamaikanisch

n → Jamaikaner(in) m(f)

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Jamaican

[dʒəˈmeɪkən] adj & n → giamaicano/a

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Jamaican

→ جَامَايّكِيٌّ, جَامَايّكِيٌّ Jamajčan, jamajský jamaicaner, jamaicansk Jamaikaner, jamaikanisch τζαμαϊκανικός, Τζαμαϊκανός jamaicano jamaikalainen Jamaïcain Jamajčanin, jamajkanski giamaicano ジャマイカの, ジャマイカ人 자메이카 사람, 자메이카의 Jamaicaan, Jamaicaans jamaicaner, jamaikansk Jamajczyk, jamajski jamaicano житель Ямайки, ямайский jamaican, jamaicansk เกี่ยวกับจาเมกา, ชาวจาเมกา Jamaika, Jamaikalı người Jamaica, thuộc nước/người/tiếng Jamaica 牙买加人, 牙买加的

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The Walkers said they felt the time was right to introduce authentic Jamaican food after encountering reggae music and Jamaican performances in the area.

Taste of Jamaica Offers Authentic Cuisine in LR

Moments of Cooperation and Incorporation: African American and African Jamaican Connections, 1782-1996

Donald, a professor of economics at Stanford University, California, wrote, "My dear departed grandmothers (whose extraordinary legacy I described in a recent essay on this website), as well as my deceased parents, must be turning in their grave right now to see their family's name, reputation and proud Jamaican identity being connected, in any way, jokingly or not with the fraudulent stereotype of a pot-smoking joy seeker and in the pursuit of identity politics."

Kamala Harris Slammed By Father Over Marijuana Smoking Joke

Forget the Jamaican bobsleigh team - the Caribbean island is taking a bash at the genteel sport of lawn bowls for the first time at the Commonwealth Games.

Jamaica's 'Reggae Rollers' set to bowl over Gold Coast

FIVE years ago Birmingham held the most successful Jamaican festival ever, with more than 300,000 visitors flocking to the city to help celebrate the island's 50th anniversary.

Top Caribbean cheer in Brum

In this work compiles some of the most important ethnographic work by noted researchers which, although previously published, have been exceptionally difficult to access by the growing community of scholars of African-Caribbean and Jamaican studies considering that Jamaica's rich culture is known the world over; and every aspect of the culture has been influenced by African heritage; from speech to dress, and spirituality to dance, from food to folklore and from music to art and religion, African retentions from the time of enslavement have become more than preserved aspects of Jamaica's past; thus, African traditions have become part and parcel of Jamaican culture.

Coester Markus, and Wolfgamg Bender, eds.: A Reader in African-Jamaican Music Dance and Religion

[ClickPress, Wed Apr 15 2015] Timetric's "The Insurance Industry in Jamaica, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018" report provides detailed analysis of the market trends, drivers, challenges in the Jamaican insurance industry.

New Market Report: The Insurance Industry in Jamaica, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018

Remittance inflows from the Jamaica-Canada employment program contributed Cdn$15.5 million (approximately JA$1.7 billion) to the Jamaican economy during 2014, reports JIS (Jan.

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In an interview with Jamaican media last September, Fennell clarified that her parents are both Jamaicans, contrary to recent reports stating that she has a Filipina mother.

Miss Jamaica Kaci Fennell does not have Filipino blood

Washington, Sept 27 ( ANI ): A Jamaican footballer has reportedly been handed a nine-month ban for doping, while the doctor who administered the substance was suspended for four years by global football governing body FIFA.

Jamaican footballer, team doctor banned for doping

It provides that Jamaican law enforcement officers may monitor phone conversations for joint investigations if authorized by Jamaican courts.

In criminal case where the prosecutor introduced foreign wiretap evidence, the Second Circuit finds that the Fourth Amendment does not require U.S. law enforcement to review the legality, under foreign law, of surveillance requests submitted to foreign courts

MEMBERS of Liverpool's Jamaican community celebrated the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence at the Town Hall.