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Jamaican.

A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/

  1. A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

  2. Ellipsis of Jamaican Creole.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis

  3. Ellipsis of Jamaican English.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Taíno maca (wood)der. Taíno Xaymaca (land of wood and water)bor. English Jamaica Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Jamaican From Jamaica + -an.

adj/d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Taíno maca (wood)der. Taíno Xaymaca (land of wood and water)bor. English Jamaica Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Jamaican From Jamaica + -an.

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