Definition of caribbean Caribbean

/kɚɪˈbiʌn/ - [keribeeun] - Car•ib•be•an

We found 8 definitions of caribbean from 6 different sources.

What does caribbean mean?

WordNet

Noun
caribbean - region including the Caribbean Islands
		antigua and barbuda a country in the northern Leeward Islands
		the indies, west indies the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area
		republic of cuba, cuba the largest island in the West Indies
		republic of haiti, haiti a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
		dominican republic a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
		commonwealth of puerto rico, porto rico, puerto rico, pr the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean
		jamaica an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti
		barbados a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
		republic of trinidad and tobago, trinidad and tobago an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
		commonwealth of dominica, dominica a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians
		bahama islands, bahamas, commonwealth of the bahamas island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
		federation of saint kitts and nevis, saint christopher-nevis, saint kitts and nevis, st. christopher-nevis, st. kitts and nevis a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
		saint lucia, st. lucia a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique
caribbean - an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
		Caribbean Sea

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Wiktionary

caribbean (Adjective)
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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

caribbean (a.)
Alt. of Caribbee

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

caribbean
A geographical region bordered on the south by South America and Panama, and on the west by Central America, and consisting of the West Indian, and nearby, islands and the Caribbean Sea, a part of the western Atlantic Ocean.
caribbean
Of, relating to, characteristic of or located in the Caribbean.

Wikipedia

The Caribbean or Caribbean Area (Dutch: "Cariben" or "Caraiben", French: "Caraïbe" or more commonly "Antilles"; Spanish: "Caribe") is a region of the Americas. It includes the Caribbean Sea, its islands (more than 7,000 islands, small islands and cays, most of them surrounding the sea), and the coasts of north South America and east Central America.

The Caribbean is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to its east and north, the coast of South America to its south, the coast of Central America to its southwest, and by the Gulf of Mexico to its northwest.

The West Indies is the name for the group of the islands of the Bahamas and the "Antilles". The Antilles are divided into two groups: the larger "Greater Antilles", on the north limit of the Caribbean Sea, and the "Lesser Antilles", on the east and south.

The name Caribbean comes from "Carib", indigenous people living in the Lesser Antilles and north South America when the Europeans came to the Americas.

Famous islands in the Caribbean include Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. The countries of Dominican Republic, and Haiti are on Hispaniola.

There is also a lot of white sandy beaches and hot sun here.

The 18th century saw many countries trying to colonise the islands. Because of this, Caribbean culture is very similar to those of Africa, India, and many countries in Europe.

The Caribbean islands have many different types of land. Because of this, the islands have many different kinds of plants and animals, even rare ones.