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Jamaican

[ US /dʒəˈmeɪkən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a native or inhabitant of Jamaica
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants
    the Jamaican Prime Minister
    Jamaican rum

How To Use Jamaican In A Sentence

  • This loveable rascal is probably best known for the Jamaican ska beat that is the signature of much of his song-writing.
  • Colours Beyond Colours" opens with a Jamaican-sounding speaker ostensibly describing the supersensory effects of LSD, and then segueing into a cod-'60s-didactic announcement about the electromagnetic spectrum. PopMatters
  • The Jamaican may retain his farinaceous banana and the Malay his durian, but for us, it's the apple.
  • That 'lifeway' supplied our youth with a critique of Jamaican (and world) society and gave them some firm moral and personal orientations. Jamaica Gleaner Online
  • His great wealth came from Jamaican estates and he was frequently reminded, when tribune of the people, that he was a slave-owner.
  • Fully plump, after indulging in a complete Jamaican breakfast on the plane: ackee, saltfish, coco-bread and plantain chips something I would definitely not recommend before doing on-camera work at a lingerie show, I landed in Kingston ready to "dutty wiiine" it up--or at least relax and make a quick stop at the delectable Manley Airport veggie juice bar for a healthy detox. Chie Davis: Kingston Lingerie and Swimwear Fashion Show
  • You can also tour the great house, have a Jamaican lunch of curry goat or ackee and salt fish, and take a swim in the pool.
  • Sierra LeoneEnglish (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) Languages
  • The spurious argument that Lewin was ineffective in stemming crime is so openly dishonest that Jamaicans like myself have started to tune out.
  • When a Jamaican family moves in next door and build a cricket net in the back garden, David is thrilled.
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