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発音

• enPR: jə-mā'kən, IPA: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/
• 韻: -eɪkən

名詞

Jamaican (plural Jamaicans)

1. A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

   Hypernym: person

   • 2020 August 18, Richard Reddick, “The part of Kamala Harris’ story that fills Jamaicans with pride”, in CNN‎:

     For many of the just over 1 million Americans who emigrated from Jamaica or are of Jamaican ancestry, like myself, the fact that Harris’ heritage is widely being discussed helps to diversify how Jamaicans are seen, by showing us in the political and academic realm.

2. Ellipsis of Jamaican Creole.

   Synonyms: Jamaican Patois, patois, Patwa

   Hypernyms: creole < natural language < language

3. Ellipsis of Jamaican English.

   Hypernyms: English < natural language < language

派生語

• Jafaican
• Jamerican

形容詞

Jamaican (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.
   • 2025 July 8, Zoe Sottile, “He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 10 July 2025:

     Thomas says his only option now is to apply for Jamaican citizenship through his late father. But he does not plan to, since “my life, my kids, my family is back in the States,” he said.

派生語

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Jamaican Creole English, jam ⁠