Caribbean
WordNet
noun
(1) Region including the Caribbean islands
(2) An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Carib or Caribe, a tribe of Amerindians, now nearly extinct, who lived in the West Indies, + the adjective suffix -an.
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)
Related terms
- Caribbeanist
- Caribbean Sea
- Carib
- Carib Indians
- Caribe
- Caribs