Americas
La Jamaïque
Jamaica
feminineGoing there, being there
en Jamaïque
Coming from
de Jamaïque
Why
La Jamaïque is feminine, and a feminine country name takes en: en Jamaïque.
The people
un Jamaïcain, une Jamaïcaine
Official language
anglais
Capital
Kingston
Example
Le reggae est né en Jamaïque.
Reggae was born in Jamaica.
Worth knowing
La Jamaïque follows the feminine country rule: en Jamaïque. Its neighbours la Barbade and la Dominique keep their article: à la Barbade, à la Dominique.
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