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Jamaica¹

  • /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/ Canada, US, UK
  • /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/ Scotland

Rhymes with -eɪkə

Where it comes from

Derived from Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taíno maca (“wood”).

proper noun Jomayca · Jamacia

  1. An island and country in the Caribbean. Thomas says the saga resulting in him being stranded and homeless in Jamaica started in February, when he was evicted from the apartment he shared with friends in Killeen, Texas, about an hour north of Austin.

Jamaica²

  • /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/ Canada, US, UK
  • /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/ Scotland

Rhymes with -eɪkə

Where it comes from

After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.

proper noun

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

Jamaica³

  • /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/ Canada, US, UK
  • /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/ Scotland

Rhymes with -eɪkə

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A town in Windham County, Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Jamaica⁴

  • /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/ Canada, US, UK
  • /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/ Scotland

Rhymes with -eɪkə

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

jamaica⁵

  • /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish jamaica.

noun

  1. uncountable roselle

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: grenada, guyana, jamaican, mali, liechtenstein, tunisia, teeth, maxwell, j.a., jamrock, ja, caribbean island, yard, the rock, commonwealth realm, barbados

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name country in the Caribbean

EspañolJamaica
한국어자메이카 Jameika
日本語ジャマイカ Jamaika
中文牙買加 /牙买加 Yámǎijiā
हिन्दीजमैका jamaikā
KiswahiliJamaica, Jamaika
PortuguêsJamaica
FrançaisJamaïque
DeutschJamaika
ItalianoGiamaica
ΕλληνικάΤζαμάικα Tzamáika
RomânăJamaica
РусскийЯма́йка Jamájka
Tiếng ViệtHa-mai-ca, Gia-mai-ca
العربيةجَامَايْكَا jamaykā
עבריתגָ׳מַיְקָה, ג׳מייקה jameika

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@misc{jamaica_2026,
  title = {jamaica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jamaica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}