Jamaican
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Jamaican
- /d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/
Rhymes with -eɪkən
noun Jamaicans
- 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.
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Ellipsis of Jamaican Creole
Similar: Jamaican Patois, patois, Patwa
- Ellipsis of Jamaican English
adjective
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jamaica, reggae, jamrock, kingstonian, yardie, caribbean, islander, jamerican, guyanese, ghanaian, bahamian, jordanian, grenadian, haitian, bermudian, gambian
Translations
Every language
noun person of Jamaican descent
| Español | jamaicano, jamaicana, jamaiquino |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 牙買加人 /牙买加人 Yámǎijiārén |
| Kiswahili | Mjamaika |
| Português | jamaicano |
| Français | Jamaïquain, Jamaïcain, Jamaïquaine |
| Deutsch | Jamaikaner, Jamaikanerin |
| Italiano | giamaicano, giamaicana |
| Ελληνικά | Τζαμαϊκανός Tzamaïkanós, Τζαμαϊκανή Tzamaïkaní |
| Română | jamaican, jamaicană |
| Русский | яма́ец jamájec, жи́тель Яма́йки žítelʹ Jamájki, жи́тельница Яма́йки žítelʹnica Jamájki |
| العربية | جامايكي, جامايكية |
adj of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language
| Español | jamaicano, jamaiquino |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | Kijamaika |
| Português | jamaicano |
| Français | jamaïquain, jamaïcain |
| Deutsch | jamaikanisch |
| Italiano | giamaicano |
| Ελληνικά | τζαμαϊκανός tzamaïkanós |
| Română | jamaican |
| Русский | яма́йский jamájskij |
Talk about this word "Jamaican." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jamaican. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Jamaican. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jamaican "Jamaican." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jamaican.Cite this
@misc{jamaican_2026,
title = {Jamaican},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jamaican},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
