jamaica

English Thesaurus

1. an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	island,
definition	:	a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water (noun.object)

part holonym	:	jamaica,
definition	:	a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism (noun.location)

part meronym	:	greater antilles,
definition	:	a group of islands in the western West Indies (noun.location)

member holonym	:	jamaican,
definition	:	a native or inhabitant of Jamaica (noun.person)

2. a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	country, land, state,
definition	:	the territory occupied by a nation (noun.location)

part holonym	:	capital of jamaica, jamaican capital, kingston,
definition	:	capital and largest city of Jamaica (noun.location)

part holonym	:	montego bay,
definition	:	port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica (noun.location)

part meronym	:	caribbean,
definition	:	region including the Caribbean Islands (noun.location)

part meronym	:	jamaica,
definition	:	an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti (noun.location)

member meronym	:	oas, organization of american states,
definition	:	an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation (noun.group)

domain member category	:	rastafari, rastas,
definition	:	(Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music (noun.group)

3. an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti (noun.location)

derivation	:	jamaican, jamaican,
definition	:	of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants (adj.pert)

derivation	:	jamaican, jamaican,
definition	:	of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants (adj.pert)