JAMAICAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jamaican mean? 

• JAMAICAN (noun)
  The noun JAMAICAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Jamaica

  Familiarity information: JAMAICAN used as a noun is very rare.

• JAMAICAN (adjective)
  The adjective JAMAICAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants

  Familiarity information: JAMAICAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JAMAICAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Jamaica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

• JAMAICAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the Jamaican Prime Minister

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)