Jamaican
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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
n
(Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Jamaica
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
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Translations
Jamajčanjamajský
jamaicanerjamaicansk
jamaikalainen
Jamajčaninjamajkanski
ジャマイカのジャマイカ人
자메이카 사람자메이카의
jamaicanjamaicansk
เกี่ยวกับจาเมกาชาวจาเมกา
người Jamaicathuộc nước/người/tiếng Jamaica
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Jamaican
[dʒəˈmeɪkən] adj & n → giamaicano/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009