Jamaica

[juh-mey-kuh]

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noun

an island in the West Indies, S of Cuba. 4,413 sq. mi. (11,430 sq. km).
a republic coextensive with this island: formerly a British colony; became independent in 1962, retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. Kingston.

Jamaica

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noun

an island and state in the Caribbean: colonized by the Spanish from 1494 onwards, large numbers of Black slaves being imported; captured by the British in 1655 and established as a colony in 1866; gained full independence in 1962; a member of the Commonwealth. Exports: chiefly bauxite and alumina, sugar, and bananas. Official language: English. Religion: Protestant majority. Currency: Jamaican dollar. Capital: Kingston. Pop: 2 909 714 (2013 est). Area: 10 992 sq km (4244 sq miles)

Jamaica

Nation in the West Indies, situated south of Cuba and west of Haiti, in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Kingston.

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The country has a high level of poverty.

Tourism is a major industry.

It was the leading world sugar producer in the eighteenth century, when a large slave population grew up around sugar plantations.

A British colony from 1865 to 1962, Jamaica then became completely independent.

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Sir Geoff, chancellor and professor emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, moved to the UK from Jamaica as a teenager and became known as both an academic and a human rights advocate.

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Born in Jamaica, he moved to Sheffield as a child and grew up in the Wybourn area of the city.

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Gouldman has said "Dreadlock Holiday" was inspired by a man he met on holiday in Jamaica.

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England will have another opportunity to piece things together when they face Jamaica in a friendly on 29 June - their final match before the Euros.

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The Jamaica Observer reported that McCallum fell ill while driving to a gym and pulled off the road.

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