jamaican
IPA: dʒʌmˈeɪkʌn
Root Word: Jamaican
noun
- A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.
- The Jamaican creole language.
- Jamaican English.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.
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Examples of "jamaican" in Sentences
- The family are of Jamaican origin.
- It's definitely Jamaican in origin.
- Jamaican and black are not synonymous.
- A fish fritter is in the Jamaican cuisine.
- The Encyclopedia of the Jamaican Heritage.
- Jamaican Patois is different in orthography and grammar.
- A rich body of literature has developed in Jamaican Patois.
- Most of the staff were of Jamaican descent or had a Jamaican connection.
- He was first to emancipate the slaves on the family's Jamaican plantations.
- Jamaican Patois is the dominant language in Jamaica and gaining in prestige.