Preferred Label : jamaica;
MeSH definition : An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Kingston. It
was discovered in 1494 by Columbus and was a Spanish colony 1509-1655 until captured
by the English. Its flourishing slave trade was abolished in the 19th century. It
was a British colony 1655-1958 and a territory of the West Indies Federation 1958-62.
It achieved full independence in 1962. The name is from the Arawak Xaymaca, rich in
springs or land of springs. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p564
& Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p267);
MeSH annotation : an island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica;
Origin ID : D007563;
UMLS CUI : C0022337;
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An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Kingston. It
was discovered in 1494 by Columbus and was a Spanish colony 1509-1655 until captured
by the English. Its flourishing slave trade was abolished in the 19th century. It
was a British colony 1655-1958 and a territory of the West Indies Federation 1958-62.
It achieved full independence in 1962. The name is from the Arawak Xaymaca, rich in
springs or land of springs. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p564
& Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p267)
http://www.pasteur-lille.fr/vaccinations-voyages/?pays=Jama%C3%AFque
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jamaica
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