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Caribbees
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English
Noun
en noun form
en Caribbee.
Proper noun
The Caribbean.
en 1880 Frederick Albion Ober Camps in the Caribbees 176 To avoid being becalmed under the lee of Guadeloupe, our captain had taken the longer route to windward, and we were now crossing the pathway of Columbus when he first approached these islands of the Caribbees.
en 1895 Charles Augustus Stoddard Cruising Among the Caribbees: Summer Days in Winter Months 172 A railway runs across the island, the only one in the Caribbees, and by this conveyance some of our party made a visit to Codrington College, a long-established and honorable seat of learning.
en 1967 Robert Bayley The Sunny Caribbees: An Informal Guide to the West Indies Of all the Caribbees, Dominica most awakened my curiosity and excited my imagination.