JAMAICA

Jamaica

(noun) an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti

Jamaica

(noun) a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ja*mai"ca, n.

Definition: One of the West India is islands. Jamaica ginger, a variety of ginger, called also white ginger, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.

– Jamaica pepper, allspice.

– Jamaica rose (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub (Blakea trinervis), with showy pink flowers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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