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词汇 Jamaican
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Definition of Jamaican in English:

Jamaican

adjective dʒəˈmeɪk(ə)ndʒəˈmeɪk(ə)n
  • Relating to Jamaica or its people.

    lush Jamaican locations
    a Jamaican cop who refuses to play by the rules
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Toby is an ex-public schoolboy, who lives in Brixton, talks with a Jamaican accent, and wears dreads.
    • We don't necessarily market ourselves as Jamaican, although that is sometimes unavoidable and sometimes desirable.
    • Manley, of Jamaican and British heritage, studied and gained artistic success in England.
    • Many of today's best-known Jamaican artists, including MacFarland and Kayiga, trained there.
    • As for the characters, they are so obviously Jamaican that no one could fail to realize where they come from.
noun dʒəˈmeɪk(ə)ndʒəˈmeɪk(ə)n
  • A native or inhabitant of Jamaica, or a person of Jamaican descent.

    we used to play soccer with the Jamaicans
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Curiously, although Jamaicans are the largest group, professional dance is dominated by Trinidadians.
    • In 1944, with the granting of a new constitution, Jamaicans gained universal suffrage.
    • McGhie was a Jamaican who came to Canada in the late '60s and recorded this one funky soul reggae disc.
    • This track served as a folk song to Jamaicans of the time because the story being told was so real to everyday life.
    • He was one of Garvey's most important contacts when the Jamaican first came to America in 1916.
    • Young Jamaicans have been combining the best of U.S. hip-hop and UK dance culture for years.

Rhymes

awaken, bacon, betaken, forsaken, mistaken, partaken, shaken, taken, waken

Definition of Jamaican in US English:

Jamaican

adjectivedʒəˈmeɪk(ə)njəˈmāk(ə)n
  • Relating to Jamaica or its people.

    lush Jamaican locations
    a Jamaican cop who refuses to play by the rules
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We don't necessarily market ourselves as Jamaican, although that is sometimes unavoidable and sometimes desirable.
    • Toby is an ex-public schoolboy, who lives in Brixton, talks with a Jamaican accent, and wears dreads.
    • Manley, of Jamaican and British heritage, studied and gained artistic success in England.
    • As for the characters, they are so obviously Jamaican that no one could fail to realize where they come from.
    • Many of today's best-known Jamaican artists, including MacFarland and Kayiga, trained there.
noundʒəˈmeɪk(ə)njəˈmāk(ə)n
  • A native or inhabitant of Jamaica, or a person of Jamaican descent.

    we used to play soccer with the Jamaicans
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was one of Garvey's most important contacts when the Jamaican first came to America in 1916.
    • In 1944, with the granting of a new constitution, Jamaicans gained universal suffrage.
    • This track served as a folk song to Jamaicans of the time because the story being told was so real to everyday life.
    • Curiously, although Jamaicans are the largest group, professional dance is dominated by Trinidadians.
    • McGhie was a Jamaican who came to Canada in the late '60s and recorded this one funky soul reggae disc.
    • Young Jamaicans have been combining the best of U.S. hip-hop and UK dance culture for years.
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