(n) an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics, Syn. Fuqra, Tanzimul Fuqra

jamaica

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

jamaica

(n) an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti

jamaica dogwood

(n) small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons, Syn. Piscidia erythrina, Piscidia piscipula, fish fuddle

jamaica honeysuckle

(n) West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit, Syn. yellow granadilla, Passiflora laurifolia

jamaican

(n) a native or inhabitant of Jamaica

jamaican

(adj) of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants, Example:Jamaican rum; the Jamaican Prime Minister

jamaican cherry

(n) a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves, Syn. silk wood, silkwood, calabur tree, Muntingia calabura, calabura

jamaican dollar

(n) the basic unit of money in Jamaica

jamaica quassia

(n) similar to the extract from Quassia amara

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jamacina

‖n. [ NL. ] Jamaicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jamadar

‖n. Same as Jemidar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jamaica

n. One of the West Indian islands. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jamaica ginger, a variety of ginger, called also white ginger, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately. --
Jamaica pepper, allspice. --
Jamaica rose (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub (Blakea trinervis), with showy pink flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jamaican

a. Of or pertaining to Jamaica. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Jamaica. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jamaicine

n. [ From Jamaica. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; -- called also jamacina. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

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牙买加

[牙买加 / 牙買加, Yá mǎi jiā] Jamaica #33929

扎马鲁丁

[扎马鲁丁 / 紮馬魯丁, Zā mǎ lǔ dīng] Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Kublai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260, See Also: 忽必烈 #453500

札马剌丁

[札马剌丁 / 札馬剌丁, Zhá mǎ lá dīng] Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Kublai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260, See Also: 忽必烈

札马鲁丁

[札马鲁丁 / 札馬魯丁, Zhá mǎ lǔ dīng] Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Kublai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260, See Also: 忽必烈

牙买加胡椒

[牙买加胡椒 / 牙買加胡椒, Yá mǎi jiā hú jiāo] Jamaican pepper; all-spice (Pimenta dioica)

扎马剌丁

[扎马剌丁 / 紮馬剌丁, Zā mǎ lá dīng] Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Kublai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260, See Also: 忽必烈

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スカ

[suka] (n) ska (type of Jamaican music) #5381

邪魔

[じゃま, jama] (adj-na, n, vs) hindrance; intrusion; (P) #8833

ジャマイカ

[jamaika] (n) Jamaica; (P) #9314

お邪魔;御邪魔

[おじゃま, ojama] (n, vs) (pol) (See 邪魔) hindrance; intrusion (suru and itasu verb forms are used as set phrases said prior to entering or leaving someone's home)

お邪魔します;御邪魔します

[おじゃまします, ojamashimasu] (exp) (1) excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; (2) greeting used on going to someone's home

お邪魔虫;御邪魔虫

[おじゃまむし, ojamamushi] (n) someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

がじゃまめ

[gajamame] (n) peanut brittle

ではまた;じゃまた

[dehamata ; jamata] (exp) (abbr) see you later (used in casual correspondence and conversation); goodbye; sincerely

またね(P);じゃまたね

[matane (P); jamatane] (exp) good-bye; see you later; (P)

ジャマー

[jama-] (n) jammer