Jamaica
[dʒə'meikə]
Definition
(noun.) an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti.
(noun.) a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism.
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Definition
(n.) One of the West India is islands.
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Examples
- The first cast-iron lighthouse was put up at Point Morant, Jamaica, in 1842. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Jamaica is remarkable for earthquakes. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- There are also from Jamaica a green lime, some fresh tamarinds, and some pieces of fresh ginger. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I now wish to draw your attention to a parcel from Jamaica, which has just arrived, and from which I am able, I am happy to say, to show you specimens which must be of interest. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I knew a man who was hung in Jamaica for murdering his master. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Later on Edison sent out an expedition to explore the wilds of Cuba and Jamaica. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Ryan, a Jesuit priest in Jamaica, and I have received a letter from him, from which I will read you an extract: ‘26 North Street, Kingston, Jamaica, ‘February 24, 1882. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- When I left college, I was sent out to Jamaica, to espouse a bride already courted for me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Scarce a planting-house or sugar-work was left standing in all Jamaica. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Another article which Father Porter sent me was an uncooked Jamaica pigeon; it was roasted at Beaumont College. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- There is also a Jamaica pigeon, also just cooked here, and a _vol au vent_, which I have had made from oysters which were sent open in the preserving stuff from Jamaica. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I am informed by a friend in Jamaica that he has sent me some Jamaica oysters and other things--I trust they will be here in time for me to submit them to you this evening. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- His name is Mason, sir; and he comes from the West Indies; from Spanish Town, in Jamaica, I think. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- All were fresh, and were tasted by gentlemen who had lived in Jamaica, who all declared that they had all their own peculiar flavors. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The island of Jamaica was an unwholesome desert, little inhabited, and less cultivated. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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