Jamaican
/d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/ · noun
Meaning
- Ellipsis of Jamaican Creole.
- A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.
- Ellipsis of Jamaican English.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree English Jamaica Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Jamaican From Jamaica + -an.
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