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jamaica

/d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
Ja-mai-ca
IPA
/d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island and country in the Caribbean.

name

Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

name

A town in Windham County, Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

name

A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

noun

roselle

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Taíno maca (wood)der. Taíno Xaymaca (land of wood and water)bor. English Jamaica Derived from Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taíno maca (“wood”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Xaymaca, -, amoxkw

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
  • British English: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jomayca (alternative, Jamaica) Jamacia (alternative, misspelling)

Derived Forms

Jam. Jamaican

Phrases

Jamaica Bay Jamaica bullace plum Jamaica Channel Jamaica coalition Jamaica Estates Jamaica ginger Jamaica pepper Jamaica Plain

Frequently Paired Words

Kingston

Rhymes With

matejka cejka merdeka cloaca

Questions

How do you pronounce jamaica?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/.
What does jamaica mean?
An island and country in the Caribbean.
Where does jamaica come from?
Etymology tree Taíno maca (wood)der. Taíno Xaymaca (land of wood and water)bor. English Jamaica Derived from Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taíno maca (“wood”).

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