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caribbean
/ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/
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What does caribbean mean?
adjective
- Pertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola).
noun
- A person native to the Caribbean region
- A member of the Amerindian tribes that inhabited the Caribbean region before the arrival of the Europeans
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proper noun
- The Caribbean Sea.
- A continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/
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The influence of that vast promontory is felt from afar, in that part of the Caribbean Sea.
Of course it's perfectly safe to convey Judy, junior, to the temperately tropical lands that are washed by the Caribbean.
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Antigua and Barbuda is one of the few areas in the Caribbean experiencing a labor shortage in some sectors of the economy.
Charley was off in his battleship, cruising somewhere on the Caribbean sea.
We also find it in the Caribbean Islands, and from the skulls and portraits of the ancient Aztecs we are led to believe that they were also microcephalic.