Definition: Meaning of, Jamaica in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ dʒəˈmeɪkə /
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an island in the Caribbean Sea which is an independent state and a member of the British COMMONWEALTH . Population: 2,695,867 (2003). Capital: Kingston. Many SLAVE s were brought there from Africa from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Jamaica is the home of REGGAE music and the RASTAFARIAN religion.
small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons