Jamaica

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See also: jamaica and jamaicà

English

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Pronunciation

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  • enPR: jə-mā'kə, IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

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From Taíno Xaymaca (land of wood and water), from Taino maca (wood).

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Proper noun

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Jamaica

  1. An island and country in the Caribbean
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Japanese: ジャマイカ (Jamaika)
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.[1]

Proper noun

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Jamaica

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

Etymology 3

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

Proper noun

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Jamaica

  1. Jamaica, Vermont, a town in Vermont.

Etymology 4

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 Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia

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

Proper noun

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Jamaica

  1. Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood of Queens, New York.

References

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  1. ^ Jamaica Plain Historical Society - Native Americans in Jamaica Plain”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2010 April 12 (last accessed), archived from the original on 3 December 2011

Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Jamaica f

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)
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Central Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Jamaica

  1. Jamaica (a country in North America)

Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Jamaica

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)
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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

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Borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • (Northern Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌdʒaːˈmɑi̯.kaː/, /ˌjaːˈmɑi̯.kaː/
  • (Limburg) IPA(key): /(d)ʒaː.mɛɪ̯.kaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧mai‧ca

Proper noun

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Jamaica n

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Hungarian

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 Jamaica on Hungarian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjɒmɒjikɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧ma‧i‧ca
  • Rhymes: -kɒ

Proper noun

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Jamaica

  1. Jamaica (a country in the Caribbean)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Jamaica
accusative Jamaicát
dative Jamaicának
instrumental Jamaicával
causal-final Jamaicáért
translative Jamaicává
terminative Jamaicáig
essive-formal Jamaicaként
essive-modal
inessive Jamaicában
superessive Jamaicán
adessive Jamaicánál
illative Jamaicába
sublative Jamaicára
allative Jamaicához
elative Jamaicából
delative Jamaicáról
ablative Jamaicától
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Jamaicáé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Jamaicáéi
Possessive forms of Jamaica
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Jamaicám
2nd person sing. Jamaicád
3rd person sing. Jamaicája
1st person plural Jamaicánk
2nd person plural Jamaicátok
3rd person plural Jamaicájuk

Derived terms

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Jamaican Creole

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Taíno Xaymaca (land of wood and water).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒʌˈmʲeːka/, /d͡ʒaˈmʲeːka/
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧mai‧ca

Proper noun

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Jamaica

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)
    Synonyms: Jamdown, Jamdung, Jamrock, Yard
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References

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  1. ^ Harry S. Pariser (1990) Jamaica: A Visitor's Guide (in English), →ISBN, page 1:“No other island in the Caribbean conjures up such evocative images as Jamaica. The island's name comes from the Arawak Indian name, Xaymaca, which means "Land of Wood and Water." []

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun

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Jamaica

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

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Jamaica

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Arawakan/Taíno xaymaca.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˈmaj.kɐ/ [ʒaˈmaɪ̯.kɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˈmaj.ka/ [ʒaˈmaɪ̯.ka]

  • Hyphenation: Ja‧mai‧ca

Proper noun

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Jamaica f

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Arawakan/Taíno xaymaca.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xaˈmaika/ [xaˈmai̯.ka]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aika
  • Syllabification: Ja‧mai‧ca

Proper noun

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Jamaica ?

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

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Jamaica

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

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Jamaica n (genitive Jamaicas)

  1. Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)
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