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JAMAICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the 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)
Derivation:
Jamaican (of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants)
Sense 2
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)
Domain member category:
Rastafari; Rastas ((Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music)
Holonyms ("Jamaica" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)
Jamaica (an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti)
Holonyms ("Jamaica" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
Derivation:
Jamaican (of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants)
