Svensk definition
Ö i Karibien, Västindien, söder om Kuba, med parlamentariskt styre. Landets yta är 10 991 km2, och folkmängden drygt 2,7 miljoner invånare (juli 2005). Huvudstad är Kingston.
Jamaica
Jamaica
Engelsk definition
An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Kingston. It was discovered in 1494 by Columbus and was a Spanish colony 1509-1655 until captured by the English. Its flourishing slave trade was abolished in the 19th century. It was a British colony 1655-1958 and a territory of the West Indies Federation 1958-62. It achieved full independence in 1962. The name is from the Arawak Xaymaca, rich in springs or land of springs. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p564 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p267)
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