"Jamdown" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒamˌdɔːn/, /ˈd͡ʒamˌdʌŋ/
Head templates: {{head|jam|proper noun|head=}} Jamdown, {{jam-proper noun}} Jamdown
  1. (slang) Jamaica Tags: slang Synonyms: Jamaica, Jamrock, Jumieka, Yard, Jamdung
    Sense id: en-Jamdown-jam-name-QsKYuhf- Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings (in English), page 635",
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