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TIL that Jamaica in NYC and Jamaica in the Caribbean are derived from unrelated words. The neighborhood in Queens, NYC, is named from the Lenape word "Yameco," or Beaver, while the island of Jamaica got its name from the Arawak word "Xaymaca," meaning Land of Wood and Water.

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