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Jamaican en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Midwestern-US) audio
  • /d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/
  • jə-mā'kən

Etymology

Etymology tree Taíno maca (wood)der. Taíno Xaymaca (land of wood and water)bor. English Jamaica Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Jamaican From Jamaica + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.
    • Thomas says his only option now is to apply for Jamaican citizenship through his late father. But he does not plan to, since “my life, my kids, my family is back in the States,” he said. 2025 July 8, Zoe Sottile, “He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2025:

Deriveds

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

Translations (31)

la Jamaicensis (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · ro jamaican (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · cs jamajský (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · bg ямайски (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · pl jamajski (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · es jamaiquino (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · ast xamaicanu (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · it giamaicano (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · nn jamaicansk (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · nn jamaikansk (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · ru яма́йский (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · sw Kijamaika (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · fi jamaikalainen (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · nb jamaikansk (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · jam Jumiekan (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · sv jamaicansk (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · uk яма́йський (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · sh jamajkanski (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · es jamaicano (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · io Jamaikana (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · fr jamaïquain (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · ga Iamácach (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · pt jamaicano (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · nb jamaicansk (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · fr jamaïcain (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · gl xamaicano (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · ca jamaicà (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · da jamaicansk (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · el τζαμαϊκανός (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · gv Jamaicagh (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) · de jamaikanisch (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language)

Jamaican en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Midwestern-US) audio
  • /d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/
  • jə-mā'kən

Etymology

Etymology tree Taíno maca (wood)der. Taíno Xaymaca (land of wood and water)bor. English Jamaica Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Jamaican From Jamaica + -an.

Meanings

  1. A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.
    • For many of the just over 1 million Americans who emigrated from Jamaica or are of Jamaican ancestry, like myself, the fact that Harris’ heritage is widely being discussed helps to diversify how Jamaicans are seen, by showing us in the political and academic realm. 2020 August 18, Richard Reddick, “The part of Kamala Harris’ story that fills Jamaicans with pride”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Jamaican Creole.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Jamaican English.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Jamaicans Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Jamerican · Jafaican

Hypernyms

language · person · language · natural language · natural language · creole · English

Synonyms

patois · Jamaican Patois · Patwa

Translations (56)

sh Jamajčanin (person of Jamaican descent) · ga Iamácach (person of Jamaican descent) · nb jamaikaner (person of Jamaican descent) · ro jamaicană (person of Jamaican descent) · es jamaicano (person of Jamaican descent) · nl Jamaicaan (person of Jamaican descent) · nn jamaikan (person of Jamaican descent) · nn jamaikanar (person of Jamaican descent) · pl Jamajczyk (person of Jamaican descent) · es jamaicana (person of Jamaican descent) · ru яма́ец (person of Jamaican descent) · sh Jamajčanka (person of Jamaican descent) · es jamaiquino (person of Jamaican descent) · jam Jumiekan (person of Jamaican descent) · el Τζαμαϊκανή (person of Jamaican descent) · nl Jamaicaanse (person of Jamaican descent) · da jamaicaner (person of Jamaican descent) · gv Jamaicagh (person of Jamaican descent) · it giamaicana (person of Jamaican descent) · jam Jamaican (person of Jamaican descent) · el Τζαμαϊκανός (person of Jamaican descent) · eo jamaikano (person of Jamaican descent) · cs Jamajčan (person of Jamaican descent) · sv jamaican (person of Jamaican descent) · tr Jamaikalı (person of Jamaican descent) · gl xamaicana (person of Jamaican descent) · pl Jamajka (person of Jamaican descent) · gl xamaicano (person of Jamaican descent) · ast xamaicanu (person of Jamaican descent) · jam Jumiekan Ingglish (English) · fi jamaikalainen (person of Jamaican descent) · nn jamaican (person of Jamaican descent) · de Jamaikaner (person of Jamaican descent) · nb jamaicaner (person of Jamaican descent) · bg ямайци (person of Jamaican descent) · fr Jamaïcain (person of Jamaican descent) · fr Jamaïquain (person of Jamaican descent) · ca jamaicana (person of Jamaican descent) · ca jamaicà (person of Jamaican descent) · pt jamaicano (person of Jamaican descent) · de Jamaikanerin (person of Jamaican descent) · sw Mjamaika (person of Jamaican descent) · ru жи́тель Яма́йки (person of Jamaican descent) · it giamaicano (person of Jamaican descent) · nn jamaicanar (person of Jamaican descent) · bg ямайка (person of Jamaican descent) · ro jamaican (person of Jamaican descent) · ru жи́тельница Яма́йки (person of Jamaican descent) · fr Jamaïquaine (person of Jamaican descent) · ar جامايكي (person of Jamaican descent) · ar جامايكية (person of Jamaican descent) · sv jamaicanska (person of Jamaican descent) · bg ямаец (person of Jamaican descent) · jam Jamaican English (English) · ast xamaicana (person of Jamaican descent) · io Jamaikano (person of Jamaican descent)

wikidata: Q603200 · wikidata: Q35939 · wikidata: Q6127469