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Caribbean

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).

Proper noun

∙ 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)

BABYLON ENGLISH
Caribbean adj.
of or from the Caribbean Islands (group of islands in the Caribbean Sea)
resident of the Caribbean Islands (group of islands in the Caribbean Sea)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
caribbean
caribbean
\car`ib*be"an\ (?), caribbee \car`ib*bee\ (?), ] a. of or pertaining to the caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern west indies), or to the sea (called the caribbean sea) lying between those islands and central america.

WORDNET 2.0
Caribbean
Noun
1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
(synonym) Caribbean Sea
(hypernym) sea
(part-meronym) Caribbean Island
2. region including the Caribbean islands
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-meronym) Antigua and Barbuda

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Caribbean
The Caribbean ( or ; ; ; Caribbean Hindustani: कैरिबियन (Kairibiyana); or more commonly Antilles) is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean), and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.
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