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caribbean
CIDE DICTIONARY
caribbean, a.
Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central America. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
caribbean, n. & adj.
--n. the part of the Atlantic between the southern W. Indies and Central America.
--adj.
1 of or relating to this region.
2 of the Caribs or their language or culture.
--n. the part of the Atlantic between the southern W. Indies and Central America.
--adj.
1 of or relating to this region.
2 of the Caribs or their language or culture.
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