jamaica
Syllables: Ja·mai·ca/d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə//d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
jamaica noun: roselle.
Noun
jamaica (uncountable)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Jamaica
Jamaica
- An island and country in the Caribbean.
- Thomas says the saga resulting in him being stranded and homeless in Jamaica started in February, when he was evicted from the apartment he shared with friends in Killeen, Texas, about an hour north of Austin.2025 July 8, Zoe Sottile, “He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10...
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Jamaica
Jamaica
- Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Jamaica
Jamaica
- A town in Windham County, Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Jamaica
Jamaica
- A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
jamaica meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
jamaica in Hindi
- जमैका, जमाइका
jamaica in Tamil
- இது ஒரு நாடாகும்
jamaica in Marathi
- जमैका, जमाइका, जमैक
jamaica in Urdu
- جمیکا, جمائکا
More languagesFewer languages
- jamaica in Bengali
- জ্যামাইকা
- jamaica in Telugu
- జమైకా, జమైక
- jamaica in Malayalam
- ജമൈക്ക, ജമൈക്കാ, ജമൈക
- jamaica in Kannada
- ಜಮೈಕ
- jamaica in Punjabi
- ਜਮੈਕਾ, ਜਮਾਇਕਾ
- jamaica in Gujarati
- જમૈકા, જમૈકાના, જમાઇકા
- jamaica in Odia
- ଜାମାଇକା, ଜମାଇକା, ଜମୈକା
- jamaica in Nepali
- जमैका, जमाइका, जमैकाको
Forms of jamaica
| alternative Jamaica | Jomayca |
|---|---|
| alternative misspelling | Jamacia |
Origin of jamaica
Borrowed from Spanish jamaica.
Derived from Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taíno maca (“wood”).
After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.
Words formed from jamaica
Phrases with jamaica
Words that rhyme with jamaica
Questions about jamaica
- What does jamaica mean?
- Jamaica means roselle.
- What is jamaica in Hindi?
- Jamaica in Hindi is जमैका, जमाइका. See Jamaica meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is jamaica?
- Jamaica can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce jamaica?
- Jamaica is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/.
Words near jamaica in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: jamaica (page history and authors); Jamaica (page history and authors); jamaica (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Jamaica (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jamaica (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jamaica (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jamaica (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jamaica (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jamaica (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Jamaica (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jamaica (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jamaica (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jamaica (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jamaica (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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