Jamaica - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |dʒəˈmeɪkə|
Brit.  |dʒəˈmeɪkə|

noun

- a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism (syn: jamaica)
- an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti (syn: jamaica)

Extra examples

Now Jamaica is under another storm alert.

Bananas and sugar are the staples of Jamaica.

Lewis stopped off in Jamaica before flying on to Toronto.

The following week the 'Queen Elizabeth' set sail for Jamaica.

The upside of the whole thing is that we got a free trip to Jamaica.

A powerful tidal wave (=very large wave) struck Jamaica, killing 2000.

Our operations in Jamaica are being wound up.

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