Jamaica
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: jə-mā'kə, IPA(key): /dʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
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Etymology 1
From Taino Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”).
Alternative forms
- Jomayca (Jamaican English)
Proper noun
Jamaica
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
country in the Caribbean
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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
Further reading
Etymology 2
After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.[1]
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Etymology 3
From the Massachusett word for “beaver”. Compare next etymology.
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica, Vermont, a town in Vermont.
Etymology 4
Originally Jameco, from Lenape [Term?] (“beaver”). Compare previous etymology.
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
References
Catalan
Proper noun
Jamaica f
Danish
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica (country in the Caribbean)
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Jamaica n
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Jamaica
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Jamaica
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Portuguese
Proper noun
Jamaica f
Spanish
Proper noun
Jamaica ?
Swedish
Proper noun
Jamaica n (genitive Jamaicas)
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