jamaica

Ja·mai·ca
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/d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/Australia, New Zealand/d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/Scotland/d͡ʒəˈme.kə/

noun

roselle

OriginSpanish jamaica →
CommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

jamaica1

nounjamaica (uncountable)
  1. uncountableroselle

Jamaica2

proper noun

alternative Jamaica Jomayca · alternative misspelling Jamacia

  1. An island and country in the Caribbean.

    Thomas says the saga resulting in him being stranded and homeless in Jamaica started in February, when he was evicted from the apartment he shared with friends in Killeen, Texas, about an hour north of Austin.

    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

Jamaica3

proper noun
  1. Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Jamaica4

proper noun
  1. A town in Windham County, Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Jamaica5

proper noun
  1. A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
roselle

Origin

jamaica · noun

  1. Spanishjamaica
  2. Spanishjamaica
  3. Englishjamaica

Borrowed from Spanish jamaica.

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Jamaica · proper noun

  1. Taínomaca (wood)
  2. TaínoXaymaca (land of wood and water)
  3. EnglishJamaica

Derived from Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taíno maca (“wood”).

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Jamaica · proper noun

After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.

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Jamaica · proper noun

From the Massachusett word for “beaver”, tummunk. Compare next etymology. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 4.

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Jamaica · proper noun

  1. Lenape
  2. Munseeamoxkw“beaver”
  3. EnglishJamaica

From earlier Jamaco, Jemaco, Jameco, borrowed from Munsee amoxkw (“beaver”), or another Lenape language. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 3.

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Translations

Afrikaans Jamaika
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
Arabic جَامَايْكَا
  • جَامَايْكَا (jamaykā)country in the Caribbean
Basque Jamaika
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
Bengali জামাইকা
  • জামাইকা (jamaika)country in the Caribbean
Bulgarian Яма́йка
  • Яма́йка (Jamájka)country in the Caribbean
Catalan Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Chinese Mandarin 牙買加 /牙买加
  • 牙買加 /牙买加 (Yámǎijiā)country in the Caribbean
Czech Jamajka
  • Jamajkacountry in the Caribbean
Danish Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Dutch Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Esperanto Jamajko
  • Jamajkocountry in the Caribbean
Estonian Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Finnish Jamaika
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
French Jamaïque
  • Jamaïquecountry in the Caribbean
German Jamaika
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
Greek Τζαμάικα
  • Τζαμάικα (Tzamáika)country in the Caribbean
Hawaiian Iāmaika, Iāmeka
  • Iāmaikacountry in the Caribbean
  • Iāmekacountry in the Caribbean
Hebrew גָ׳מַיְקָה, ג׳מייקה
  • גָ׳מַיְקָהcountry in the Caribbean
  • ג׳מייקה (jameika)country in the Caribbean
Hindi जमैका
  • जमैका (jamaikā)country in the Caribbean
Hungarian Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Icelandic Jamaíka
  • Jamaíkacountry in the Caribbean
Indonesian Jamaika
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
Irish Iamáice
  • Iamáicecountry in the Caribbean
Italian Giamaica
  • Giamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Japanese ジャマイカ
  • ジャマイカ (Jamaika)country in the Caribbean
Korean 자메이카, 져메이커
  • 자메이카 (Jameika)country in the Caribbean
  • 져메이커 (Jeomeikeo)country in the Caribbean
Latin Iamaica
  • Iamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Latvian Jamaika
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
Lithuanian Jamaika
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
Malay Jamaika
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
Māori Hamaika, Hemeika
  • Hamaikacountry in the Caribbean
  • Hemeikacountry in the Caribbean
Norwegian Bokmål Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Persian جامائیکا
  • جامائیکا (jâmâ'ikâ)country in the Caribbean
Polish Jamajka
  • Jamajkacountry in the Caribbean
Portuguese Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Romanian Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Russian Яма́йка
  • Яма́йка (Jamájka)country in the Caribbean
Slovak Jamajka
  • Jamajkacountry in the Caribbean
Spanish Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Swahili Jamaica, Jamaika
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
Swedish Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Tagalog Hamayka
  • Hamaykacountry in the Caribbean
Tamil யமேக்கா, ஜமேக்கா
  • யமேக்கா (yamēkkā)country in the Caribbean
  • ஜமேக்கா (jamēkkā)country in the Caribbean
  • ஜமைக்கா (jamaikkā)country in the Caribbean
Thai จาเมกา
  • จาเมกา (jaa-mee-gâa)country in the Caribbean
Turkish Jamaika
  • Jamaikacountry in the Caribbean
Ukrainian Яма́йка
  • Яма́йка (Jamájka)country in the Caribbean
Urdu جمیکا
  • جمیکا (jamaikā)country in the Caribbean
Vietnamese Ha-mai-ca, Gia-mai-ca
  • Ha-mai-cacountry in the Caribbean
  • Gia-mai-cacountry in the Caribbean
Welsh Jamaica
  • Jamaicacountry in the Caribbean
Yiddish דזשאַמייקע, יאַמײַקע
  • דזשאַמייקע (dzhameyke)country in the Caribbean
  • יאַמײַקע (yamayke)country in the Caribbean

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jamaica

merdekacloaca
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Cite this entry
APA

jamaica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamaica

MLA

“jamaica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamaica. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jamaica,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamaica.

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