Meaning Of The Word Jamaica

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Jamaica in American English
country on an island in the West Indies, south of Cuba: a former colony, it became independent & a member of the Commonwealth (1962): 4,411 sq mi (11,424 sq km); pop. 2,374,000; cap. Kingston

Jamaica in British English
noun: an island and state in the Caribbean: colonized by the Spanish from 1494 onwards, large numbers of enslaved Africans being imported; captured by the British in 1655 and established as a colony in 1866; gained full independence in 1962; a member of the Com

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