"Jamaican" is a word in ENGLISH
A native or inhabitant of Jamaica.
Of or pertaining to Jamaica.
still other winters average their rain months into a long, cold season of relentless sog and little color. At such times, looking out through the spattered glass, I feel, deep in some spongy, unignorable organ, that we will have floods, and damage, and losses; we will have gray till the cows come home, and there will be no more cows--they'll all just rot, drown, or simply wash away. We will have rain until the very hills dissolve. And when the dirty cotton swaddling of fog finally falls away, we will all be desperate for vital signs.
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The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, …
Read the complete definitionTo be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
Read the complete definitionA West Indian tree (Picraena excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.
Read the complete definitionA very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. …
Read the complete definitionA tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called …
Read the complete definitionThe rice bunting or bobolink; -- so called in the island of Jamaica.
Read the complete definitionOne of the West India is islands.
Read the complete definitionAn alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; …
Read the complete definitionAn Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from …
Read the complete definitionPlaced under the power of another; specifically (International Law), owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state; as, Jamaica is …
Read the complete definitionThe timber of the tree Oreodaphne Leucoxylon, growing in Jamaica. The name is also applied to the timber of several …
Read the complete definitionA grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.
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