Antillean
Americannoun
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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
This is wild, blenderized Antillean and South American forms: bits of guaracha, guajira, cumbia, mambo and Dominican meringue.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2010
The principle of local autonomy or home rule had long been cherished by the Spanish people in the Iberian Kingdom, and it was transplanted by them in an increased degree to their Antillean colonies.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
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