Jamaica
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 roselle uncountable
- 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."
- 2 Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
- 3 A town in Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 4 A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Example
More examples"He took up residence in Jamaica."
Etymology
Derived from Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taíno maca (“wood”).
After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.
From the Massachusett word for “beaver”, tummunk. Compare next etymology. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 4.
From earlier Jamaco, Jemaco, Jameco, borrowed from Munsee amoxkw (“beaver”), or another Lenape language. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 3.
From Spanish jamaica.
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