Caribbean
UK/ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən//ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/
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).
Adjective
Caribbean (not comparable)
- 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).
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Noun
Caribbean (plural Caribbeans)
- A person native to the Caribbean region
- A member of the Amerindian tribes that inhabited the Caribbean region before the arrival of the Europeans
Proper noun
the Caribbean
- The Caribbean Sea.
- A continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America.
Caribbean meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Caribbean in Hindi
- pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
- कैरिबिया kairibiyā
Caribbean in Tamil
- pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
- கரீபியன் karīpiyaṉ
- continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
- கரீபியன் karīpiyaṉ, கரிபியன் karipiyaṉ
- sea
- கரீபியன் கடல் karīpiyaṉ kaṭal
Caribbean in Marathi
- pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
- कॅरिबियन kĕribiyan
- people from the Caribbean region
- कॅरिबियन kĕribiyan
Caribbean in Bengali
- ক্যারিবিয়ান, ক্যারিবীয়
More languagesFewer languages
- Caribbean in Assamese
- কেৰিবিয়ান সাগৰ keribian xagor
- Caribbean in Tagalog
- Karibe, Dagat Karibe
- Caribbean in Arabic
- كَارِيبِيّ kārībiyy
- Caribbean in Thai
- แคริบเบียน kɛɛ-ríp-bîian, คนแคริบเบียน, ทะเลแคริบเบียน tálay krâepbian
Forms of Caribbean
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Carribean |
| Noun | |
| plural | Caribbeans |
Origin of Caribbean
From Carib or Caribe, a people who lived in the West Indies, + -an.
Words formed from Caribbean
Phrases with Caribbean
Words that rhyme with Caribbean
Questions about Caribbean
- What does Caribbean mean?
- Caribbean means 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).
- What is Caribbean in Hindi?
- Caribbean in Hindi is कैरिबिया (kairibiyā). See Caribbean meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Caribbean?
- Caribbean can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Caribbean?
- Caribbean is pronounced /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/ (UK).
Words near Caribbean in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Caribbean (page history and authors); caribbean (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); কেৰিবিয়ান সাগৰ (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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