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
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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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