English Explanatory Dictionary

Jamaican

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.
  2. Ellipsis of Jamaican Creole.
  3. Ellipsis of Jamaican English.
adj
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.

Pronunciation

jə-mā'kən /d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Paul2520-Jamaican.wav

Word forms

Jamaican Jamaicans

Etymology

From Jamaica + -an.

Synonyms

Jamaican Patois patois Patwa

Derived words

Jafaican Jamerican Jamaican apple Jamaican blind snake Jamaican dollar Jamaican ebony Jamaicanization Jamaicanize Jamaicanness Jamaican patty Jamaican spindalis Jamaican time Jamaican vomiting sickness
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