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4 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Jamaica noun 1: a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism 2: an island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Jamaica \Ja*mai"ca\, noun One of the West Indian islands. {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. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Jamaica, IA (city, FIPS 39225) Location: 41.84550 N, 94.30719 W Population (1990): 232 (104 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50128 Jamaica, NY Zip code(s): 11430, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436 Jamaica, VA Zip code(s): 23079 Jamaica, VT Zip code(s): 05343 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Jamaica, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 237 Housing Units (2000): 114 Land area (2000): 0.457414 sq. miles (1.184698 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.457414 sq. miles (1.184698 sq. km) FIPS code: 39225 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 41.846494 N, 94.307442 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50128 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Jamaica, IA Jamaica | |||
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