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How do you pronounce xaymaca?
xaymaca
What simile can I use to rhyme with mean?
mean as an angry marine mean as a virgin queen mean as a nuclear submarine mean as Paula Deen
What does Vous êtes laid mean?
Google translate= You're ugly. Enjoy life. You are mean; just enjoy life.
What does la salida mean in English?
Salida might mean exit. It might mean a way out. It might mean offramp. It might mean a date.
What does wahbegan mean?
what does algonquin mean?
How do you pronounce xaymaca?
xaymaca
What was the taino word for Jamaica?
xaymaca
What was Jamaica called before Jamaica?
it was called Xaymaca by the Amerindians who were the people who inhabited the island before Christopher Columbus "discovered" it
Where did Jamaica get its name?
It's name comes from "Xaymaca". This an Arawak (the indigenous people of Jamaica) word which means "Land of Wood and Water.
What are the basic facts about Jamaica?
some names for Jamaica are official name-Jamaica Xaymaca-name given by tainos Jamrock- slang name
What does the name Jamaica mean?
I remember reading a National Geographic article about Jamaica in the 80's. It said that the name Jamaica means "Jah Made Us". Jah is a shortened form of Jehovah such as in "Hall-le-lu-jah", which means "praise Jah".
How did Jamaica get its name?
The Spanish turned the Arawak Indian word for the island "Xaymaca" into "Jamaica". It has been known by that name since about 1500. To pronounce the name of the island in Arawak one would say "ZHAY-ma-ka" .
What was the name of Jamaica before colonization?
The Caribbean in pre-imperial times was said to be a sort of paradise for anyone who just wanted to slop about drinking berry-wine and making love, but would drive you mad with frustration if you had any ambition or imagination.
What is the old name for Jamaica?
Up until Columbus claimed it for Spain in 1494, it was called "xaymaca", meaning rich in springs, by the Taino (Arawakan) people. Columbus called it "Santiago". But England gained possession in 1655 and the name became "Jamaica".
Is Jamaica in Germany?
Jamaica (pronounced /dʒəˈmeɪkə/) is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres (145 mi) in length and as much as 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width, amounting to 11,100 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi). It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of Hispaniola, the island harboring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs".[4]
Who was king Henry and what did he do?
he was a mean person who lived with mean people in a mean castle on a mean hill in a mean country in a mean continent in a mean world in a mean solar system in a mean galaxy in a mean universe in a mean dimension
What does (.)(.) mean?
you mean what you mean
