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Car⋅ib⋅be⋅an

  [kar-uh-bee-uhn, kuh-rib-ee-]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to the Caribs, the Lesser Antilles, or the Caribbean Sea and its islands.
–noun
2. a Carib.
3. Caribbean Sea.
4. the, Informal. the islands and countries of the Caribbean Sea collectively.

Caribbean Sea

 
–noun
a part of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Central America, the West Indies, and South America. ab. 750,000 sq. mi. (1,943,000 sq. km); greatest known depth 22,788 ft. (6946 m).
Also called Caribbean.
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Car·ib·be·an   (kār'ə-bē'ən, kə-rĭb'ē-ən)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to the Caribbean Sea, its islands, or its Central or South American coasts or to the peoples or cultures of this region.
  2. Of or relating to the Carib or their language or culture.
n.  A Carib.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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