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[ juh-mey-kuhn ] / dʒəˈmeɪ kən /
adjectiveof or relating to the island of Jamaica or its inhabitants. nouna native or inhabitant of Jamaica. Origin of JamaicanFirst recorded in 1685–95; Jamaic(a) + -an Words nearby Jamaicanjam, JAMA, jamaat, Jamaica, Jamaica ginger, Jamaican, Jamaican ebony, Jamaica pepper, Jamaica rum, Jamaica shorts, Jamal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for JamaicanWith the help of a Jamaican migrant worker, he returns to his homeland to find his father. Life After ‘Winter’s Bone’: Debra Granik on Finding J. Law and the Plight of the Female Director|Marlow Stern|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST I auditioned for it, and the part was to be African or Jamaican. Method Man Talks Wu-Tang Clan Reunion, Fake Rappers, and the Suge Knight Shooting|Marlow Stern|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Where I served people looked forward to the Jamaican beef patties, fried chicken legs and hamburgers. Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yeager took the photo while balancing on a raft in a muddy Jamaican swamp. The Queen of the Playboy Centerfolds|Nina Strochlic|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was still an inspired cook of cuisines ranging from Jamaican to Mexican. Killed by Donald Sterling’s Racism|Michael Daly|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST She had learned also that the way to the Jamaican heart was by a full table and a little flattery. No Defense, Complete|Gilbert Parker The others brought forth tobacco and squatted or sat near the dour Jamaican. Border, Breed Nor Birth|Dallas McCord Reynolds The raid of French pirates upon the Jamaican coast had promptly been reported by the Adelantado of that island. Days of the Discoverers|L. Lamprey Needless to say, a detailed study of these modifications would throw light on the characteristics of modern Jamaican music. Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll The Jamaican at once sought to follow him, but the two Cacos tribesmen stepped forward with uplifted machetes. Plotting in Pirate Seas|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for Jamaican
adjectiveof or relating to Jamaica or its inhabitants nouna native or inhabitant of Jamaica Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |