English Explanatory Dictionary

Caribbean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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).
noun
  1. A person native to the Caribbean region
  2. A member of the Amerindian tribes that inhabited the Caribbean region before the arrival of the Europeans
name
  1. The Caribbean Sea.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/ /kəˈɹɪbiən/ En-us-ne-caribbean.ogg En-us-Caribbean.ogg Caribbean2.ogg /ˈkæɹɪbiæn/

Word forms

Caribbean Carribean Caribbeans the Caribbean

Etymology

From Carib or Caribe, a people who lived in the West Indies, + -an.

Related words

Carib Caribbeanist Caribbean Sea Caribe Carib Indians Caribs

Derived words

Caribbean box jellyfish Caribbean Community Caribbean coot Caribbean flamingo Caribbean pine Caribbean time Caribbeany circum-Caribbean Commonwealth Caribbean Leeward Caribbean Creole English Leeward Caribbean English Creole

Translations

French: Caribéen French: Caribéenne Lao: ຄົນຄາຣິບຽນ Marathi: कॅरिबियन Polish: Karaib Polish: Karaibka Portuguese: caribenho Thai: คนแคริบเบียน Antillean Creole: Karayib Antillean Creole: Kawayib Catalan: Carib Czech: Karibik Danish: Caribien Dutch: Caraïben Esperanto: Karibio Finnish: Karibia French: Caraïbes German: Karibik Haitian Creole: Karayib Italian: Caraibi Japanese: カリブ海地域 Lao: ຄາຣິບຽນ Latin: Caribaeum Norwegian Bokmål: Karibia Norwegian Bokmål: Karibien Norwegian Nynorsk: Karibia Occitan: Cariba Papiamentu: Karibe Polish: Karaiby Portuguese: Caribe Portuguese: Caraíbas Russian: Карибы Spanish: Caribe Swahili: Karibiani Swedish: Karibien Tagalog: Karibe Tamil: கரீபியன் Tamil: கரிபியன் Thai: แคริบเบียน Turkish: Karayipler
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