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Car·ib·be·an

Caribbean

 
pronunciation:
k rI bi n [or] kae r bi n
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
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part of speech: adjective
definition: of or pertaining to the islands and countries in the Caribbean Sea, or their peoples, languages, cultures, and the like.
Using the steel drum gives the song a Caribbean feeling.
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the Caribbean Sea.
Jamaica and Cuba are islands in the Caribbean.
definition 2: the region of the world that consists of the Caribbean Sea and the islands located in it (prec. by "the").
They're spending their vacation in the Caribbean again this year.
 
definition 3: a Carib or any inhabitant of the Caribbean region.
The Jamaicans were the only Caribbeans to participate in the bobsledding event.