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Caribbean Sea
noun
- a part of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Central America, the West Indies, and South America. About 750,000 square miles (1,943,000 square kilometers); greatest known depth 22,788 feet (6,946 meters).
Caribbean Sea
noun
- an almost landlocked sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the Caribbean islands, Central America, and the N coast of South America. Area: 2 718 200 sq km (1 049 500 sq miles)
Caribbean Sea
- Arm of the Atlantic Ocean , bordered by the West Indies to the north and east, South America to the south, and Central America to the west.
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Notes
Since announcing the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, the United States has considered the Caribbean within its “sphere of influence” — that is, a region where United States interests are directly affected. The policy has been to exclude foreign powers, though after 1959, Cuba came under strong influence of the Soviet Union .
Its clear blue waters make many of its islands popular vacation spots.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Caribbean Sea1
First recorded in 1760–65
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Example Sentences
They suggested at once the ancient inhabitants from whom the Caribbean Sea has taken its name.
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Montezuma had heard of the arrival, in the islands of the Caribbean Sea, of the strangers from another hemisphere.
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The significance is unmistakable: Europe has now little mercantile interest in the Caribbean Sea.
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This was the case in Cuba and on some of the coasts of the Caribbean Sea.
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In the course of it the Caribbean Sea was the scene of constant conflict.
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