dictionary definitions for "jamaica"


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]


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