Jamaica lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti
• a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
• 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)