Jamaican

[ juh-mey-kuhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the island of Jamaica or its inhabitants.

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Jamaica.

Origin of Jamaican

1
First recorded in 1685–95; Jamaic(a) + -an

Words Nearby Jamaican

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British Dictionary definitions for Jamaican

Jamaican

/ (dʒəˈmeɪkən) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to Jamaica or its inhabitants

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Jamaica

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