Jamaican
/d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/
Jamaican noun: a person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent. Also the ellipsis of Jamaican Creole.
Noun
Jamaican (plural Jamaicans)
- A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.
- For many of the just over 1 million Americans who emigrated from Jamaica or are of Jamaican ancestry, like myself, the fact that Harris’ heritage is widely being discussed helps to diversify how Jamaicans are seen, by showing us in the political and academic realm.2020 August 18, Richard Reddick, “The part of Kamala Harris’ story that fills Jamaicans with pride”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022
Adjective
Jamaican (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.
- Thomas says his only option now is to apply for Jamaican citizenship through his late father. But he does not plan to, since “my life, my kids, my family is back in the States,” he said.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...
Also used as
Jamaican is also the ellipsis of Jamaican Creole.
Jamaican is also the ellipsis of Jamaican English.
Jamaican meaning in Arabic
Jamaican in Arabic
- person of Jamaican descent
- جامايكي, جامايكية
Synonyms of Jamaican
Forms of Jamaican
| plural | Jamaicans |
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Origin of Jamaican
From Jamaica + -an.
Words formed from Jamaican
- Jamaican apple
- Jamaican blind snake
- Jamaican dollar
- Jamaican ebony
- Jamaicanization
- Jamaicanize
- Jamaicanness
- Jamaican patty
- Jamaican spindalis
- Jamaican time
- Jamaican vomiting sickness
- Jafaican
- Jamerican
Phrases with Jamaican
Words that rhyme with Jamaican
Questions about Jamaican
- What does Jamaican mean?
- Jamaican means a person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.
- What is Jamaican in Arabic?
- Jamaican in Arabic is جامايكي, جامايكية. See Jamaican meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Jamaican?
- Jamaican can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Jamaican?
- Jamaican is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/.
- What is the plural of Jamaican?
- The plural of Jamaican is Jamaicans.
Words near Jamaican in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Jamaican (page history and authors). 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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