Meanings
nounJamaican (plural Jamaicans)
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 - abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Jamaican English.
adjectiveJamaican (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, 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 Jul 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEllipsis of Jamaican Creole.
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Origin
- Taínomaca (wood)
- TaínoXaymaca (land of wood and water)
- EnglishJamaica
- EnglishJamaican
Translations
Arabic جامايكي, جامايكية
- جامايكيperson of Jamaican descent
- جامايكيةperson of Jamaican descent
Bulgarian ямаец, ямайка
- ямаец (jamaec)person of Jamaican descent
- ямайка (jamajka)person of Jamaican descent
- ямайци (jamajci)person of Jamaican descent
- ямайски (jamajski)of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Catalan jamaicà, jamaicana
- jamaicàperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanaperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicàof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Chinese Mandarin 牙買加人 /牙买加人
- 牙買加人 /牙买加人 (Yámǎijiārén)person of Jamaican descent
Czech Jamajčan, jamajský
- Jamajčanperson of Jamaican descent
- jamajskýof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Danish jamaicaner, jamaicansk
- jamaicanerperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanskof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Dutch Jamaicaan, Jamaicaanse
- Jamaicaanperson of Jamaican descent
- Jamaicaanseperson of Jamaican descent
Esperanto jamaikano
- jamaikanoperson of Jamaican descent
Finnish jamaikalainen, jamaikalainen
- jamaikalainenperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaikalainenof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
French Jamaïquain, Jamaïcain
- Jamaïquainperson of Jamaican descent
- Jamaïcainperson of Jamaican descent
- Jamaïquaineperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaïquainof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
- jamaïcainof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
German Jamaikaner, Jamaikanerin
- Jamaikanerperson of Jamaican descent
- Jamaikanerinperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaikanischof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Greek Τζαμαϊκανός, Τζαμαϊκανή
- Τζαμαϊκανός (Tzamaïkanós)person of Jamaican descent
- Τζαμαϊκανή (Tzamaïkaní)person of Jamaican descent
- τζαμαϊκανός (tzamaïkanós)of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Irish Iamácach, Iamácach
- Iamácachperson of Jamaican descent
- Iamácachof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Italian giamaicano, giamaicana
- giamaicanoperson of Jamaican descent
- giamaicanaperson of Jamaican descent
- giamaicanoof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Latin Jamaicensis
- Jamaicensisof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Norwegian Bokmål jamaicaner, jamaikaner
- jamaicanerperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaikanerperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanskof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
- jamaikanskof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Polish Jamajczyk, Jamajka
- Jamajczykperson of Jamaican descent
- Jamajkaperson of Jamaican descent
- jamajskiof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Portuguese jamaicano, jamaicano
- jamaicanoperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanoof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Romanian jamaican, jamaicană
- jamaicanperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanăperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Russian яма́ец, жи́тель Яма́йки
- яма́ец (jamájec)person of Jamaican descent
- жи́тель Яма́йки (žítelʹ Jamájki)person of Jamaican descent
- жи́тельница Яма́йки (žítelʹnica Jamájki)person of Jamaican descent
- яма́йский (jamájskij)of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Spanish jamaicano, jamaicana
- jamaicanoperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanaperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaiquinoperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanoof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
- jamaiquinoof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Swahili Mjamaika, Kijamaika
- Mjamaikaperson of Jamaican descent
- Kijamaikaof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Swedish jamaican, jamaicanska
- jamaicanperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanskaperson of Jamaican descent
- jamaicanskof, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Turkish Jamaikalı
- Jamaikalıperson of Jamaican descent
Ukrainian яма́йський
- яма́йський (jamájsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Jamaican
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APA
Jamaican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamaican
MLA
“Jamaican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamaican. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jamaican,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamaican.
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