Main Entry:

Ja·mai·ca

Pronunciation:

\jə-ˈmā-kə\

Function:

geographical name

island West Indies in the Greater Antilles; a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1962; formerly a British colony ∗ Kingston area 4471 square miles (11,580 square kilometers), population 2,607,632

— Ja·mai·can \-kən\ adjective or noun