JAMAICA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Jamaica mean?
• JAMAICA (noun)
The noun JAMAICA has 2 senses:
1. a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
2. an island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti
Familiarity information: JAMAICA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JAMAICA (noun)
Meaning:
A country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Jamaica"):
capital of Jamaica; Jamaican capital; Kingston (capital and largest city of Jamaica)
Montego Bay (port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica)
Holonyms ("Jamaica" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean islands)
Jamaica (an island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti)
Holonyms ("Jamaica" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
Meaning:
An island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Jamaica"):
Jamaica (a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism)
Meronyms (members of "Jamaica"):
Jamaican (a native or inhabitant of Jamaica)
Holonyms ("Jamaica" is a part of...):
Greater Antilles (a group of islands in the western West Indies)
