From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
Jamaica
n 1: a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of
England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is
tourism [syn: Jamaica]
2: an island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti
[syn: Jamaica]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jamaica \Ja*mai"ca\, n.
One of the West Indian islands.
[1913 Webster]
Jamaica ginger, a variety of ginger, called also {white
ginger}, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which
are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.
Jamaica pepper, allspice.
Jamaica rose (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub
(Blakea trinervis), with showy pink flowers.
[1913 Webster]