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JAMAICAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Jamaica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Jamaican" is a kind of...):
West Indian (a native or inhabitant of the West Indies)
Holonyms ("Jamaican" is a member of...):
Jamaica (an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti)
Derivation:
Jamaican (of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants
Example:
the Jamaican Prime Minister
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Jamaica (a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism)
Derivation:
Jamaica (an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti)
Jamaica (a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism)
Jamaican (a native or inhabitant of Jamaica)