Jamaica (disambiguation)

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:

Places in the United States

• Jamaica, Illinois
• Jamaica, Iowa
• Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
• Jamaica, Queens, New York
• Jamaica Beach, Texas
• Jamaica, Vermont

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

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

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