Caribbean

Meanings

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

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)

Origin

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

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