Ja ‧ mai ‧ ca /dʒəˈmeɪkə/ BrE AmE
an island in the Caribbean Sea which is an independent state and a member of the British Commonwealth.. Capital: Kingston. Many ↑ slave s were brought there from Africa from the 17th to the 19th centuries to work on the sugar and banana farms. Jamaica is now known as a beautiful place for tourists to visit, and as the home of ↑ reggae music and the Rastafarian religion.
—Jamaican noun , adjective