Definitions for jamaican

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ja•mai•cadʒəˈmeɪ kə(n.)

  1. an island in the West Indies, S of Cuba. 4413 sq. mi. (11,430 sq. km).

    Category: Geography (places)

  2. a republic coextensive with this island: formerly a British colony; became independent in 1962; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 2,652,443.

    Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Cap.: Kingston. 1

Ja•mai′can(adj.; n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Jamaican(adj)

    a native or inhabitant of Jamaica

  2. Jamaican(adj)

    of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants

    "Jamaican rum"; "the Jamaican Prime Minister"

Wiktionary

  1. Jamaican(Noun)

    A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

  2. Jamaican(Noun)

    The Jamaican creole language.

  3. Jamaican(Noun)

    Jamaican English.

  4. Jamaican(Adjective)

    Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jamaican(adj)

    of or pertaining to Jamaica

  2. Jamaican(noun)

    a native or inhabitant of Jamaica


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