Jamaica Definition

jə-mākə
pronoun

A particular country in the Caribbean.

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The island comprising most of that country.

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Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Jamaica, Vermont, a town in Vermont.

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Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.

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Origin of Jamaica

  • Originally Jameco, from the Lenape word for “beaver”. Compare previous etymology.

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  • After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.

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  • From the Massachusett word for “beaver”. Compare next etymology.

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  • From Taino Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”).

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  • From Spanish

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