Jamaican

Ja·mai·can

[juh-mey-kuhn]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the island of Jamaica or its inhabitants.
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of Jamaica.

Origin:
1685–95; Jamaic(a) + -an

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To jamaican
Collins
World English Dictionary
Jamaican (dʒəˈmeɪkən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of or relating to Jamaica or its inhabitants
 
n
2.  a native or inhabitant of Jamaica

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Jamaican is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT