Caribbean

English Alternative forms en Carribean obsolete Etymology From en Carib or en Caribe, a people who lived in the West Indies, en -an. Pronunciation en /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/ RP en /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/ /kəˈɹɪbiən/ GA en En-us-ne-caribbean.ogg US,non-Mary-marry-merry [ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən] en En-us-Caribbean.ogg US,Mary-marry-merry [ˌkɛɹɪˈbiːən] en Caribbean2.ogg US [kəˈɹɪbiən] en /ˈkæɹɪbiæn/ Caribbean en iːən 4 Usage notes In British English, the pronunciation with penultimate stress is used almost exclusively; in American English, the two pronunciations are about equally common. 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). en Jessica Hasbun The Dominican Republic votes on Sunday. Here’s what to know w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/americas/dominican-republic-election-explainer-intl-latam 2024-05-17 Among those seeking the Caribbean nation’s highest office on May 19 are the current president, a former president, and a mayor. https://web.archive.org/web/20240518034934/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/americas/dominican-republic-election-explainer-intl-latam/ Usage notes The Bahamas are politically included as part of the Caribbean, but are geographically located outside the Caribbean Sea. Derived terms en Caribbean Community Caribbean coot Caribbean flamingo Caribbean box jellyfish Caribbeanist Caribbeanize * Caribbeanization Afro-Caribbean Caribbean Netherlands Caribbeanization Caribbeanize Floribbean Caribbean monk seal Caribbeanness Caribbean pine Caribbean Sea Caribbean time Caribbeany Commonwealth Caribbean circum-Caribbean Leeward Caribbean Creole English Leeward Caribbean English Creole Translations pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies Arabic: ar كَارِيبِيّ Hijazi Arabic: acw كاريبي kārībi Armenian: hy կարիբյան Catalan: ca caribeny Czech: cs karibský Danish: da caribisk Dutch: nl Caribisch, nl Caraïbisch Finnish: fi karibialainen French: fr caraïbe, fr caribéen Galician: gl caribe German: de karibisch Greek: el καραϊβικός Haitian Creole: ht karayibeyen Hebrew: he קריבי qarybi Hindi: hi कैरिबिया Italian: it caraibico Marathi: mr कॅरिबियन Norwegian: Bokmål: nb karibisk Nynorsk: nn karibisk Polish: pl karaibski Portuguese: pt caribenho Romanian: ro caraibic Russian: ru кари́бский Spanish: es caribe, es caribeño Swahili: sw Kikaribiani Swedish: sv karibisk Tamil: ta கரீபியன் Tatar: tt Кариб, tt Qarib Thai: th แคริบเบียน Ukrainian: uk кари́бський Welsh: cy Caribïaidd Yiddish: yi קאַריביש Noun + people en countable A person native to the Caribbean region en countable A member of the Amerindian tribes that inhabited the Caribbean region before the arrival of the Europeans Translations people from the Caribbean region Finnish: fi karibialainen French: fr Caribéen m, fr Caribéenne f Lao: lo ຄົນຄາຣິບຽນ Marathi: mr कॅरिबियन m Polish: pl Karaib m, pl Karaibka f Portuguese: pt caribenho m Thai: th คนแคริบเบียน Proper noun 1 The Caribbean Sea. en Q664609en 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. Translations sea Caribbean Sea Armenian: hy Կարիբյան ծով Catalan: ca Carib m Czech: cs Karibik m Danish: da Caribiske Hav Esperanto: eo Karibio Finnish: fi Karibianmeri French: fr mer des Antilles f German: de Karibik f Hebrew: he הים הקריבי ha-yam ha-qarybi m Italian: it Mare Caraibico m Lao: lo ທະເລຄາຣິບຽນ Navajo: nv Kayíbíyinsíí Occitan: oc mar Cariba f Polish: pl Morze Karaibskie n Portuguese: pt Mar do Caribe m, pt Mar das Caraibas m Russian: ru Кари́бское мо́ре n Spanish: es Mar Caribe m Swedish: sv Karibiska havet Tagalog: tl Dagat Karibe Tamil: ta கரீபியன் கடல் Thai: th ทะเลแคริบเบียน tálay krâepbian Turkish: tr Karayip Denizi continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea Antillean Creole: gcf Karayib f-p Martinican Creole: gcf Kawayib f-p Catalan: ca Carib m Czech: cs Karibik m Danish: da Caribien Dutch: nl Caraïben p Esperanto: eo Karibio Finnish: fi Karibia French: fr Caraïbes f-p German: de Karibik f Haitian Creole: ht Karayib f-p Italian: it Caraibi m-p Japanese: ja カリブ海地域 Karibu kai chiiki Lao: lo ຄາຣິບຽນ Latin: la Caribaeum n Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Karibia, nb Karibien Nynorsk: nn Karibia Occitan: oc Cariba f Papiamentu: pap Karibe m Polish: pl Karaiby p Portuguese: pt Caribe m, pt Caraíbas f-p Russian: ru Карибы p Spanish: es Caribe m Swahili: sw Karibiani Swedish: sv Karibien Tagalog: tl Karibe Tamil: ta கரீபியன், ta கரிபியன் Thai: th แคริบเบียน krâepbian Turkish: tr Karayipler Related terms en Carib Carib Indians Caribe Caribs en Demonyms