jamaica

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
noun an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti

From Spanish jamaica.

Lt.-Gov. comg. forces in Jamaica. — The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes, Charles Dalton
"From Jamaica, or the Barbadoes, perhaps. — The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure, Rex Beach
Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica. — A Book of Nonsense, Edward Lear

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