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Jamaica definition

Ja·maica (jə mā′kə)

country on an island in the West Indies, south of Cuba: a former colony, it became independent & a member of the Commonwealth (1962): 4,411 sq mi (11,424 sq km); pop. 2,374,000; cap. Kingston

Related Forms:

  • Jamaican Ja·mai′·can adjective, noun

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