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jamaica
/d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
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What does jamaica mean?
noun
- roselle
proper noun
- An island and country in the Caribbean.
- Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A town in Windham County, Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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IPA pronunciation
/d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
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“Mrs. Vivian does n’t approve of me--she wishes me in Jamaica. What does she think me capable of?”
The Guardsman and I, anxious to see more of this lovely island, went off by train to the western extremity of Jamaica.
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A junior officer, who had been left with the command at Jamaica, received an additional allowance, for which Nelson had applied in vain.
This smell is very different from that emitted by the leaves of the Trixis terebinthinacea of the mountains of Jamaica, opposite to those of Caracas.
“Is there anything I can do--or shall I go for a doctor? We've got mustard in the house, and senna--I think there's some senna left--and Jamaica ginger.”