NOUN (2)

1. a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism;

2. an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti;

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jamaica \Ja*mai"ca\, n.
   One of the West Indian islands.
   [1913 Webster]

   Jamaica ginger, a variety of ginger, called also white
      ginger, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which
      are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.

   Jamaica pepper, allspice.

   Jamaica rose (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub
      (Blakea trinervis), with showy pink flowers.
      [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Jamaica
    n 1: a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of
         England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is
         tourism
    2: an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the
       west of Haiti