Jamaica (disambiguation)

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Jamaica is a nation in the Caribbean Sea.

Jamaica may also refer to:

Places

In the United States

• Jamaica, Illinois
• Jamaica, Iowa
• Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
• Jamaica, Queens, New York
  • Jamaica Avenue, a street in Queens, New York City
  • Jamaica station, the commuter rail hub serving Jamaica
• Jamaica Beach, Texas
• Jamaica, Vermont
• Jamaica, Virginia

In Mexico

• Metro Jamaica, a station in Mexico City
• Mercado Jamaica, Mexico City (Jamaica Market)

Ships

• HMS Jamaica (C44), a cruiser of the Royal Navy
• SS Jamaica, a United Fruit Company turbo-electric liner that was commissioned into the US Navy as USS Ariel (AF-22)
• USS Jamaica (CVE-43), an escort carrier of the US Navy

Rail transport

• 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

Creative arts

• "D'yer Mak'er", a song by Led Zeppelin - pronounced "Jamaica"
• "Jamaica" (song), a song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• Jamaica Kincaid, African American author
• Jamaica (musical), a musical by Harold Arlen and EY Harburg

Other

• Jamaica coalition (politics), German political term
• Jamaica (drink), a hibiscus tea drink popular in Mexico