Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or obtained from the island of Jamaica in the West Indies, south of Cuba, now belonging to Great Britain, but formerly (1509-1655) to Spain.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of Jamaica, the population of which is chiefly black or colored.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Jamaica.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person from
Jamaica or of Jamaican descent. - noun The Jamaican creole language.
- noun Jamaican English.
- adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants
- noun a native or inhabitant of Jamaica
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Examples
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He won the title Jamaican of the Year in 2007 in a contest by the JamBrac Community.
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Apparently, being killed by a Jamaican is more grievous!
Yanquico, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Stop #10: Jamaican from the Jamaican Dutchy Cart, west 51st and 7th Ave
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Before making its way into the American pop world, “bling” was being tossed around in Jamaican slanguage.
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I mean, I worked on these plays as part of my commitment to evangelism and as a way to work through the meaning of my faith in Jamaican society.
All Memory Is Fiction : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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I mean, I worked on these plays as part of my commitment to evangelism and as a way to work through the meaning of my faith in Jamaican society.
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A "duppy" in Jamaican folklore is a spirit creature, usually with bad intent.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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Inspired by a few facts from Errol Flynn's life, and rooting her story firmly in Jamaican history, Cezair-Thompson vividly imagines the life of Ida, who is little more than a child herself when she gives birth to her daughter May, the illegitimate child of 1930/40s movie star Errol Flynn - known as a swashbuckling adventurer on screen, and for his glittering parties and affairs off screen.
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Just imagine a dimunitive (I think) Asian woman talking back in English, Jamaican style!
The Marmot's Hole 2009
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Just imagine a dimunitive (I think) Asian woman talking back in English, Jamaican style!
The Marmot's Hole 2009
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