Jamaican
adjective
of or relating to the island of Jamaica or its inhabitants.
Jamaican
American
[juh-may-kuhn]
/ dʒəˈmeɪ kən /
adjective
noun
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Jamaicans
plural
jamaican
British
/ dʒəˈmeɪkən /
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Jamaican
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Hanks, who is white and was born in Los Angeles, resurfaced to public consciousness in 2020 when he — unprompted — introduced himself at the Golden Globes red carpet with his impression of Jamaican Patois.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rosales cites Jamaican American writer and former Pomona College professor Claudia Rankine as a strong influence on her storytelling style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Jamaican government will hand a petition to King Charles over slavery reparations on Monday, the country's culture minister Olivia Grange has said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
In June, Scotiabank moved to take full control of its Jamaican arm with a proposal to buy shares not already owned of Scotia Group Jamaica for about C$500 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
And some of them I met briefly and liked and won’t ever see again, like the vicar’s son who flew Spitfires and Anna Engel and the Jamaican gunner.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Not only that, but the Fox News story that went with the icky illo said that ICE’s D.C. operation nabbed Jamaicans, Hondurans and Salvadorans, in addition to Guatemalans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Jamaicans hit the the woodwork three times in the second half, with substitute Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri going agonizingly close with a header that crashed off the post in the 87th minute.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
The National Hurricane Center said Jamaicans could expect life-threatening storm surge, landslides and flash floods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
He brought with him his own donation to the food bank, a basket of food of cultural importance to Jamaicans, but sometimes hard to buy in the UK, including okra, yams and dragon fruit.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023
And more than that, they now considered themselves not Jamaicans who were living in America but Americans of Jamaican descent.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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