Jamaica

Definition: Jamaica

Jamaica

Noun

1. A country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism.

2. An island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti.

Date "Jamaica" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Condiment	Salt; mustard, grey poupon mustard; pepper, black pepper, white pepper, peppercorn, curry, sauce piquante; caviare, onion, garlic, pickle; achar, allspice; bell pepper, Jamaica pepper, green pepper; chutney; cubeb, pimento.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Jamaica

English words defined with "Jamaica": akee, akee tree, Alabama lip fern, Aramus pictus ♦ bell apple, bitterwood, Blighia sapida, blue mahoe, Brazil wood, Butterbird ♦ capital of Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cheilanthes alabamensis, climbing maidenhair, climbing maidenhair fern, Cuban bast ♦ Dogwood tree, Duck ant ♦ Garlic pear tree, Green heart, Ground sea ♦ Hibiscus elatus, Hopping Dick ♦ incense tree ♦ Jamaica ginger, Jamaica quassia, Jamaica rum, Jamaican, Jamaican capital, Jamaican dollar, Jamaicine ♦ Kingston ♦ Lawsonia, limpkin, Lygodium microphyllum ♦ mahagua, mahoe, majagua, Montego Bay, Mountain pride, Mountain witch ♦ Opuntia tuna, Orange bird ♦ Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum ♦ Rastafari, Rastas ♦ smooth lip fern, snake fern, sweet cup, Sweetwood ♦ tuna ♦ water lemon ♦ yellow granadilla, Yellow snake. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Jamaica": bayrum tree ♦ CROTALARIA GUATEMALENSIS ♦ jake paralysis, Jamaica dollar, jm ♦ loose grade bananas ♦ pinks ♦ seconds ♦ The Nineteen, thirds. (references)

Etymologies containing "Jamaica": Fingrigo ♦ Jamaicine. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Jamaica" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Czech (Jamaica), Dutch (Jamaica), Hungarian (Jamaica), Portuguese (jamaica), Spanish (Jamaica), Swedish (Jamaica).

Domain	Usage
Lyrics	And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign. (American Dream; performing artist: The Dirt Band) See Jamaica, the moon above ("Louie Louie"; performing artist: The Kingsmen)
Movie/TV Titles	Fernes Jamaica (1969) Mr. Ward Llaman de Jamaica (1968) A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) Trees and Jamaica Daddy (1957) Jamaica Run (1953)
Song Titles	Jamaica Farewell (performing artist: Harry Belafonte)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	The 2000 Import and Export Market for Mineral Fuels, Lubricants, and Related Materials in Jamaica (reference) A Strategic Profile of Jamaica,1999 edition (reference) Executive Report on Strategies in Jamaica, 2000 edition (reference) The 2000 Import and Export Market for Preparations of Fish, Crustaceans, and Mollucs in Jamaica (reference) The 2001 Jamaica Economic and Product Market Databook (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Globetrotter Jamaica and the Cayman Islands Travel Map: Includes Blue Mountains, Kingston City Centre, Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios and Port Antonio (reference) Caribe Occidental/Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Republica Dominicana Y Otras Islas Del Caribe (El Paise-Aguilar/Fodor'S) (reference) Tropical Houses: Living in Nature in Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Java, Bali, and the Coasts of Mexico and Belize (reference) Martha Brae's Two Histories: European Expansion and Caribbean Culture-Building in Jamaica (reference) Adventuring in the Caribbean: The Sierra Club Travel Guide to Forty Islands of the Caribbean Sea Including the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Dominican Repub (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Statistical Yearbook Of Jamaica (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Jamaica Me S'wet (reference) The Treasures Of Jamaica Reef (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Come Rock With Me in Jamaica (reference) Reggae Pulse: The Heartbeat of Jamaica (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Hurricane Gilbert approaching Jamaica on 1988 September 12 at 1200 UT. Data are from the NOAA GOES-East and GOES-West satellites.Red-Green Stereo Images. Credit: NASA.		Pl. CX. 374. Aphoristia fasciata. Collected at Jamaica, West Indies. 375. Aphoristia nebulosa. At N. Lat. 32.1, W. Lon. 78.6, in 229 fathoms. 376. Aphori stia marginata. At N. Lat. 29.1, W. Lon. 88.3, in 324 fathoms. 377. Aphoristia pigra. Collected off St. Kitt's, West Indies in 250 fathoms. 378. Aphoristia dio mediana. 25.1 N, 83.0 W, in 26 fath. 379. Aphoristia pusilla. 40N, 70W, 179 fa. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.
	A migrant worker from Jamaica picks McIntosh apples at an orchard in the Oxford, ME., area. Credit: USDA.		Cocoanut trees, showing fruit, Jamaica. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Quashie Adams' ford ... Jamaica. Credit: Library of Congress.		Rio Cobre near Spanish Town, Jamaica, W.I. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. Credit: Library of Congress.		A.S. Beck, business in Jamaica, New York. View to staircase. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Dr. Philip L. Feldstein, 9225 New York Blvd., Jamaica, New York. General exterior. Credit: Library of Congress.		A view in the Island of Jamaica, of the spring-head of Roaring River on the estate of William Beckford esqr. / drawn on the spot, and painted by George Robertson ; engraved by James Mason. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption
	World music style with influences from South America, Jamaica, and Hawaii.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Eating unripe ackee fruit from Jamaica is a rare cause of low blood sugar. (references)
Business		A "major" market is defined as a country where Jamaica represents a substantially large share of either imports or exports. (references)
		From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize Jamaica compared to other major country markets. (references)
Economic History	Dominican Rep	Available in the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. (references)
	Jamaica	The Government of Jamaica adheres to ILO conventions. (references)
	Jamaica	Water: In general, Jamaica has an adequate water supply. (references)
Human Rights	Jamaica	The Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights is the country's only formal organization concerned with all aspects of human rights. (references)
	Panama	Twenty-seven of the 210 were Panamanians, while the rest were citizens of Colombia, Jamaica, Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Spain, and Jordan. (references)
	Bahamas	In addition to Haitians and Cubans, immigration authorities also housed illegal migrants from Nigeria, Jamaica, Panama, Ghana, India, Germany, and Sierra Leone. (references)
Political Economy	JAMAICA	In most cases, Jamaica follows U.S. standards. (references)
	JAMAICA	Jamaica eliminated exchange controls a decade ago. (references)
	Jamaica	Bilateral relations between Jamaica and the United States are good. (references)
Political Rights	Jamaica	On March 8, a by-election was held to fill the seat of a parliamentarian who resigned in November 2000. The election generally was free and fair, due to the efforts of the Electoral Office of Jamaica and the police. (references)
Trade	Jamaica	Citibank Jamaica has a U.S. parent institution. (references)
	Jamaica	Jamaica generally follows U.S. standards in most cases. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Jamaica" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.83% of the time. "Jamaica" is used about 574 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	99.83%	573	11,009
Noun (singular)	0.17%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	574	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "Jamaica" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Jamaica	Last name	170	46,921
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Jamaica, IA (city, FIPS 39225)
Location: 41.84550 N, 94.30719 W
Population (1990): 232 (104 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 50128
Country: USA

2. Jamaica, NY
Zip Code(s): 11430, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436
Country: USA

3. Jamaica, VA
Zip Code(s): 23079
Country: USA

4. Jamaica, VT
Zip Code(s): 05343
Country: USA

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Expressions: Jamaica

Expressions using "Jamaica": Birch of Jamaica ♦ capital of Jamaica ♦ Jamaica apple ♦ Jamaica bayberry ♦ Jamaica Beach ♦ Jamaica caper tree ♦ Jamaica cucumber ♦ Jamaica Dogwood ♦ Jamaica dollar ♦ jamaica ginger ♦ Jamaica honeysuckle ♦ Jamaica mignonette ♦ Jamaica nutmeg ♦ Jamaica pepper ♦ Jamaica Plain ♦ Jamaica quassia ♦ Jamaica rose ♦ Jamaica rosewood ♦ Jamaica rum ♦ Jamaica shorts ♦ Jamaica sorrel. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Jamaica": jamaica-born, jamaica-bound.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Jamaica

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
jamaica	12,071	jamaica picture	380
air jamaica	2,254	jamaica plain ma	375
montego bay jamaica	2,051	gleaner.com jamaica	345
jamaica gleaner	1,850	jamaica news	340
jamaica hotel	1,336	jamaica real estate	223
jamaica vacation	1,274	jamaica villa	194
jamaica spring break	1,203	beach jamaica	173
negril jamaica	1,148	college jamaica ny york	165
ocho rios jamaica	984	jamaica wedding	161
kingston jamaica	925	renaissance jamaica grande	158
jamaica observer	853	jamaica all inclusive	158
travel to jamaica	793	air jamaica vacation	154
jamaica ny	675	cruise jamaica	149
jamaica map	645	falmouth jamaica	148
negril jamaica hotel	620	flag of jamaica	142
go jamaica.com	483	jamaica hedonism	139
go jamaica	459	sandal jamaica	139
jamaica resort	459	bay jamaica morant	137
jamaica weather	423	jamaica vacation package	126
jamaica radio	404	jamaica daily gleaner	113
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Jamaica

Language		Translations for "Jamaica"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		Jamaika. (various references)

Albanian		Xhamaika, Lloj Pije. (various references)

Bulgarian		ямайка. (various references)

Chinese		牙买� (Jamaican). (various references)

Czech		Jamaica. (various references)

Danish		JM, Jamaica. (various references)

Dutch		Jamaica. (various references)

Esperanto		Jamajko. (various references)

Finnish		JM, Jamaika. (various references)

French		Jamaïque. (various references)

German		Jamaika (Jamaica (jm)). (various references)

Greek		JM, Ιαμαϊκή, Τζαμάικα. (various references)

Hungarian		Jamaika, Jamaica. (various references)

Irish		IamÚice. (various references)

Italian		Giamaica. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		ジャスミン茶 (jab, jack, jackal, jack-knife, jackpot, JAL PAK, jam, jam bun, jam session, jammer, jamming, Jap, Japan, Japan bashing, Japan Cup, Japan Foundation, Japan shift, Japan Society, Japan Times, Japanese, Japanese English, Japanese management, Japanese smile, Japanesque, Japanologist, Japanology, Japonaiserie, Japonica, jasmine tea, JASRAC, javelin, jazz, jazz band, jazz chorus, jazz dance, jazz festival, jazz life, jazz piano, jazz singer, jazz song, jazzmen, judge, judge paper, judgement, juggle, junction, junk, junk accessories, junk art, junk bond, junk food, junkie). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ジャマイカ . (various references)

Korean		자마이카. (various references)

Manx		Yn Yamaicey. (various references)

Papiamen		Hamaika. (various references)

Pig Latin		amaicajay

Portuguese		jamaica. (various references)

Russian		ямайка. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		jamajka. (various references)

Spanish		Jamaica (red sorrel, rosella, roselle, thorny mallow). (various references)

Swedish		Jamaica. (various references)

Tagalog		Hamayka. (various references)

Thai		ประเทศจาไมก้า, จาไมก้า. (various references)

Turkish		Jamaika. (various references)

Ukrainian		ямайка. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Jamaica

Misspellings
	"Jamaica" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ajaiki, Camicia, Famalicao, Jamacia, Jamaicas, Jamaila, Jambia, Jamdani, Jamoca, Janbicca, Jogaila, Judaicae, Yamagiwa. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Jamaica

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-i-j-m"
	-1 letter: jicama.
	-3 letters: amia, mica.
	-4 letters: aim, ama, ami, cam, jam, mac.
	-5 letters: aa, ai, am, ma, mi.
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