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• Jamaica — • The largest of the British West Indian islands, situated in the Caribbean Sea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jamaica     Jamaica      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jamaica Racetrack — was an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility opened at Jamaica, Queens, New York on April 27, 1903 by the Metropolitan Jockey Club. One of the tracks founder s and a former president, was Eugene D. Wood for whom the Wood Memorial Stakes is… …   Wikipedia

• Wood Hall — is a town in St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica. Past Prime Minister of Jamaica Portia Simpson Miller was born in Wood Hall in 1945 …   Wikipedia

• Jamaica — Infobox Country native name= conventional long name =Jamaica common name = Jamaica national motto = Out of many, one people national anthem = Jamaica, Land We Love royal anthem = God Save the Queen official languages = English regional languages …   Wikipedia

• Jamaica — /jeuh may keuh/, n. 1. an island in the West Indies, S of Cuba. 4413 sq. mi. (11,430 sq. km). 2. a republic coextensive with this island: formerly a British colony; became independent in 1962, retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.… …   Universalium

• Wood Memorial Stakes — Horseraces infobox class = Grade I horse race = Wood Memorial Stakes caption = location = Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York flagicon|USA inaugurated = 1925 race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing website = [http://www.nyra.com/index aqueduct.html… …   Wikipedia

• Jamaica rosewood — Rosewood Rose wood, n. A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera {Dalbergia} and {Mach[ae]rium}. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jamaica dogwood — Dogwood Dog wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See {Dag}, and {Dagger}.] (Bot.) The {Cornus}, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jamaica nutmeg — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jamaica nutmeg — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jamaica rose — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English