Geographicals

Jamaica

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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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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Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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an island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies

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  1. Z01w.107w.084w.900w.525w
  2. Z01w.639w.880w.525w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Jamaica. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007563. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007563
  2. Jamaica. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica
  3. Jamaica. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766