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adjective
1.
pertaining to the Caribs, the Lesser Antilles, or the Caribbean Sea and its islands.
noun
2.
a Carib.
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Caribbean
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in·ter-Car·ib·be·an, adjective
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| Caribbean (ˌkærɪˈbiːən, US kəˈrɪbɪən) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, or relating to, the Caribbean Sea and its islands |
| 2. | of, or relating to, the Carib or any of their languages |
| —n | |
| 3. | the Caribbean the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region |
| 4. | short for the Caribbean Sea |
| 5. | a member of any of the peoples inhabiting the islands of the Caribbean Sea, such as a West Indian or a Carib |
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Word Origin & History
Caribbean
from Carib, indigenous people's name for themselves, from Arawakan kalingo or kalino, said to mean "brave ones."
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