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Jamaica

proper noun
Sayjuh-MAY-kuh/d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/AUS/d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/

4 meanings of Jamaica

Practice

  1. 1
    proper noun
    An island and country in the Caribbean Sea, lying south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola.

    Jamaica gained its independence from Britain in 1962.

    Sprinters from Jamaica dominated several events at the Olympics.

Less common meanings

  1. 2
    proper noun
    A neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York City.
  2. 3
    proper noun
    A residential neighborhood in the southwestern part of Boston, Massachusetts, known as Jamaica Plain.
  3. 4
    proper noun
    A town in southern Vermont, in the United States.

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Origin

This comes from the Taíno name Xaymaca, meaning "land of wood and water," from the Taíno word maca ("wood").