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Caribbean

[kar-uh-bee-uh n, kuh-rib-ee-]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to the Caribs, the Lesser Antilles, or the Caribbean Sea and its islands.
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noun
  1. a Carib.
  2. Caribbean Sea.
  3. the, Informal. the islands and countries of the Caribbean Sea collectively.
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Related formsin·ter-Car·ib·be·an, adjective
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  • They should have left the island to leeward, heading into the Caribbean and away from the archipelago.

    Captain Blood

    Rafael Sabatini

  • I did not know then, as I know now, that barracuda grow to twelve feet in the Caribbean.

  • "Or 'Youmale,' the Caribbean cannibal of the lake of the Caimans," continued a third.

  • The Caribbean, without pausing in his passage, bent his head affirmatively.

  • The Caribbean never partook of this meal, and Croustillac was to be alone with the widow.

British Dictionary definitions for caribbean

Caribbean

adjective
  1. of, or relating to, the Caribbean Sea and its islands
  2. of, or relating to, the Carib or any of their languages
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noun
  1. the Caribbean the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region
  2. short for the Caribbean Sea
  3. a member of any of the peoples inhabiting the islands of the Caribbean Sea, such as a West Indian or a Carib
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Word Origin and History for caribbean

Caribbean

from Carib, indigenous people's name for themselves, + -ean.

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