caribbean
IPA: kɝˈɪbiʌn
Root Word: Caribbean
noun
- (countable) A person native to the Caribbean region
- (countable) A member of the Amerindian tribes that inhabited the Caribbean region before the arrival of the Europeans
- The Caribbean Sea
- 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)
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).
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Examples of "caribbean" in Sentences
- He was the precursor of the Caribbean Cup.
- The genus is endemic to the Caribbean region.
- Coral reefs fringe the islands of the Caribbean.
- The flame scallop is found in the Caribbean Sea.
- The breakdown of the Caribbean deaths is unclear.
- Cuba is the most populous insular nation in the Caribbean.
- The dock is one of the largest, and busiest, in the Caribbean.
- Cubans are the victims of the Caribbean apartheid in the XXI century.
- They are searching for blockade runners in the Gulf and the Caribbean.
- CONCACAF and the Caribbean Football Union are supportive of the league.