Antillean
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The paper highlights examples including Lua the Antillean manatee -- a species severely depleted by habitat loss and hunting in Brazil.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023
Born to famed singer Lionel Benjamin in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Mikaben was a vocalist, composer and producer who spanned several genres, including Haitian kompa, the Antillean zouk, Jamaican reggae and hip-hop.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2022
As for “Run Sister Run,” an easy jam with an Antillean rhythm, I drew a blank.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2016
Recently, they’ve been inspired by what they call Zouk Bass, an electronic variation of French Antillean zouk music.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2014
There is no family of birds common to the Nearctic area and the Antillean subregion without occurring also in other parts of the Neotropical region, a fact which proves its affinity to the latter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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