Jamaica

专有名词
中文释义
英 /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/    美 /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/|/d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. An island and country in the Caribbean.
    — Thomas says the saga resulting in him being stranded and homeless in Jamaica started in February, when he was evicted from the apartment he shared with friends in Killeen, Texas, about an hour north of Austin.
  2. Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
  3. A town in Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  4. A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

词形变化

Jomayca alternative,Jamaica Jamacia alternative,misspelling

词源

词源 1
Derived from Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taíno maca (“wood”).
词源 2
After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.
词源 3
From the Massachusett word for “beaver”, tummunk. Compare next etymology. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 4.
词源 4
From earlier Jamaco, Jemaco, Jameco, borrowed from Munsee amoxkw (“beaver”), or another Lenape language. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 3.
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