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Etymology

From Carib or Caribe, a tribe of Amerindians, now nearly extinct, who lived in the West Indies, + the adjective suffix -an.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Caribbean (not comparable)

  1. 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).

Proper noun

Caribbean

  1. The Caribbean Sea
  2. The countries that occupy the region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola)

Translations

sea
  • Armenian: Կարիբյան ծով hy(hy) (Karibyan çov)
  • Esperanto: Karibio eo(eo)
  • Finnish: Karibianmeri fi(fi)
  • French: mer des Antilles fr(fr) f.
  • German: Karibik de(de) f.
  • Hebrew: הים הקריבי (ha-yam ha-qarybi) m.
  • Italian: Mare Caraibico it(it) m.
  • Navajo: Kayíbíyinsíí
  • Portuguese: Mar do Caribe m.
  • Russian: Карибское море ru(ru) (Karíbskoje móre) n.
  • Spanish: Mar Caribe es(es) m.
  • Thai: ทะเลแคริบเบียน (tálay krâepbian)
countries

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