Jamaican

Noun CEFR B2

d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən

Definitions

A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.
The Jamaican creole language.
Jamaican English.

Equivalents

Españolcriollo jamaiquino jamaicana jamaicanojamaiquino

Françaiscréole jamaïcain Jamaïcain Jamaïquainjamaïquaine

DeutschJamaika-Kreol Jamaika-Kreolisch JamaikanerJamaikanerin jamaikanisch

22 more languages

العربيةاَلبَاتْوَا الْجَامَايْكِيَّة الجامايكي جامايكيجامايكية كَرِيُولِيَّة جَامَايْكِيَّة

БългарскиЯмайка

BosanskiJamajčanin Jamajka Jamajkanac

CatalàJamaica jamaicana

ČeštinaJamajčan jamajský

Danskjamaicaner jamaicansk

ΕλληνικάΤζαμαϊκανή Τζαμαϊκανός

Esperantojamaikano

Suomijamaikalainen

GaeilgeIamácach

HrvatskiJamajčanin Jamajka JamajkanacЈамајчанин

Italianogiamaicana giamaicano

Latinajamaicensis

NederlandsJamaicaan Jamaicaanse

PolskiJamajczyk Jamajka jamajski

Portuguêscrioulo jamaicano jamaicano

Românăjamaicană

Русскийжи́тель Яма́йки жи́тельница Яма́йки яма́ецямайский

СрпскиJamajčanin Jamajka JamajkanacЈамајканац

Svenskajamaican jamaicansk jamaicanska

TürkçeJamaikalı

Українськаямайський

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Jamaican apple Jamaican blind snake Jamaican Creole Jamaican ebony Jamaican English Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language

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