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adjective

pertaining to the Caribs, the Lesser Antilles, or the Caribbean Sea and its islands.

noun

a Carib.

Caribbean Sea.

the, Informal. the islands and countries of the Caribbean Sea collectively.

Related forms

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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