Caribbean

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Etymology

From Carib or Caribe, a people who lived in the West Indies, + -an.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/
• (America) IPA: /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/, /kəˈɹɪbiən/

Adjective

Caribbean (not comparable)

1. 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).

Translations

• French: caraïbe, caribéen
• German: karibisch
• Italian: caraibico
• Portuguese: caribenho
• Russian: кари́бский
• Spanish: caribe, caribeño

Noun

Caribbean (plural Caribbeans)

1. (countable) A person native to the Caribbean region
2. (countable) A member of the Amerindian tribes that inhabited the Caribbean region before the arrival of the Europeans

Translations

• French: Caribéen, Caribéenne
• Portuguese: caribenho

Proper noun

1. The Caribbean Sea
2. 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, Hispaniola, and the Bahamas)

Related terms

• Caribbeanist
• Caribbean Sea
• Carib
• Carib Indians
• Caribe
• Caribs

Translations

• French: mer des Antilles
• German: Karibik
• Italian: Mare Caraibico
• Portuguese: Mar do Caribe
• Russian: Кари́бское мо́ре
• Spanish: Mar Caribe

Translations

• French: Caraïbes
• German: Karibik
• Italian: Caraibi
• Portuguese: Caribe
• Russian: Карибы
• Spanish: Caribe

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