Jamaica (disambiguation)
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Jamaica is a nation in the Caribbean Sea.
The term Jamaica is a common Anglicization of several different indigenous American words, but most commonly refers to the Caribbean nation, or is a borrowing thereof.
Jamaica may also refer to:
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[edit] Places in the United States
- Jamaica, Illinois
- Jamaica, Iowa
- Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
- Jamaica, Queens, New York
- Jamaica Beach, Texas
- Jamaica, Vermont
[edit] Ships
- Jamaica (1744), a sloop launched Deptford 1744, which foundered 1770
- HMS Jamaica (C44), a cruiser of the Royal Navy
- USS Jamaica (CVE-43), an escort carrier of the United States Navy
[edit] Rail transportation
- The Jamaica, a caboose owned by Sir John A. Macdonald
- Jamaica (LIRR station), a station on the Long Island Rail Road
- Jamaica – 179th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line), a New York City Subway station at Hillside Avenue and 179th Street serving the E F trains
- Jamaica – Van Wyck (IND Archer Avenue Line), a New York City Subway station at Jamaica Avenue and Van Wyck Expressway serving the E train
- Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (New York City Subway), a New York City Subway station complex at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue consisting of:
- Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (BMT Archer Avenue Line); serving the J Z trains
- Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (IND Archer Avenue Line); serving the E train
- BMT Jamaica Line, a New York City Subway line
[edit] Others
- Paul_Elliott_(footballer), a former football player
- Jamaica Kincaid, an African American author
- Jamaica (drink), a hibiscus tea drink popular in Mexico
- Jamaica (musical), a musical by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg
- Jamaica (dance), a style of swing dance originating in the Jamaica nightclub in New Orleans.
- Jamaica State Park, a state park in Vermont
- Jamaica, a song by Led Zeppelin - actually D'yer Mak'er
- Jamaica coalition, German political term
- Jamaica Avenue, a street in Queens, New York City
- Jamaica (band), a French indie-dance duo, formerly known as "Poney, Poney"
- Jamaica (BTO song), a song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
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