Library / English Dictionary

JAMAICAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Jamaica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Jamaican" is a kind of...):

West Indian (a native or inhabitant of the West Indies)

Holonyms ("Jamaican" is a member of...):

Jamaica (an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti)

Derivation:

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

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the Jamaican Prime Minister

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Jamaica (a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism)

Derivation:

Jamaica (an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti)

Jamaica (a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism)

Jamaican (a native or inhabitant of Jamaica)

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