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Jamaica

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Noun

1. jamaica

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

2. jamaica

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jamaica

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noun
an island and state in the Caribbean: colonized by the Spanish from 1494 onwards, large numbers of Black slaves being imported; captured by the British in 1655 and established as a colony in 1866; gained full independence in 1962; a member of the Commonwealth. Exports: chiefly bauxite and alumina, sugar, and bananas. Official language: English. Religion: Protestant majority. Currency: Jamaican dollar. Capital: Kingston. Pop: 2 890 299 (2017 est). Area: 10 992 sq km (4244 sq miles)

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Jamaica

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country on an island in the West Indies, south of Cuba: a former colony, it became independent & a member of the Commonwealth (1962): 4,411 sq mi (11,424 sq km); pop. 2,374,000; cap. Kingston

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Jamaica

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An island country in the Caribbean Sea south of Cuba. Originally inhabited by Arawaks, it was visited by Columbus in 1494 and settled by the Spanish in 1509. The British captured the island in 1655, and it was formally ceded to Great Britain in 1670, becoming a crown colony in 1866. Jamaica became independent in 1962. Kingston is the capital and the largest city.

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