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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jamaican¹

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

Example Sentences

But this week is better than last, a feeling most Jamaicans are clinging on to.

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The Jamaican Red Cross and other organisations had also prepared for the Caribbean hurricane season, moving aid, getting aid workers in place and planning how to handle communications when networks went down.

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Jamaican music superstar Sean Paul has said the scale of the effort required to help people in the country is "overwhelming" after Hurricane Melissa devastated parts of the island last week.

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"These are losses that will weigh heavily on the economy of all Jamaicans for years and years to come," Arenas said.

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Jones survived the strongest hurricane in Jamaican history while he was injured, wearing a homemade splint on his right leg from a fracture he suffered during a biking accident before Melissa hit.

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