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Jamaica is written the same, pronounced differently.

Jamaica was originally the Spanish colony called Santiago, until renamed by the British for the Arawakan name Xaymaca.

JAMAICA [xa.'mai.ka]

[x] as in German "Bach" or Scottish English "loch"

[a] as in Italian "amare" to love

[m] as in "meet"

[ai] similar to "I"

[k] as in "scape"

[a] same as above

['] main stressed syllable

[.] syllable break

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