Caribbean

Caribbean

English

Etymology

From Carib or Caribe, a people who lived in the West Indies, +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːɪn/ or /kəˈɹɪbiən/ (note the difference in stress)

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  Rhymes: -iːən

Adjective

Caribbean (not comparable)

1. 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).

Translations

Pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies

Armenian: կարիբյան (karibyan) Catalan: caribeny m Czech: karibský (cs) m Danish: caribisk Dutch: Caraïbisch (nl), Caribisch (nl) French: caraïbe (fr) German: karibisch (de) Hebrew: קריבי‎ m (qarybi), קריבית‎ f (qarybit) Italian: caraibico Norwegian: Bokmål: karibisk Nynorsk: karibisk

Polish: karaibski (pl) m Portuguese: caribenho (pt) Romanian: caraibic m or n, caraibică f Russian: кари́бский (ru) (karíbskij) Spanish: caribe, caribeño (es) Swahili: Kikaribiani Swedish: karibisk Tatar: Кариб (Qarib), Qarib Thai: แคริบเบียน (krâepbian)

Proper noun

Caribbean

1. The Caribbean Sea
2. The countries that occupy the region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola)

Derived terms

• Caribbean time

Related terms

• Caribbeanist
• Caribbean Sea
• Carib
• Carib Indians
• Caribe
• Caribs

Translations

sea

Armenian: Կարիբյան ծով (Karibyan cov) Catalan: Carib m Czech: Karibik (cs) m Danish: Caribiske Hav Esperanto: Karibio Finnish: Karibianmeri (fi) French: mer des Antilles (fr) f German: Karibik (de) f Hebrew: הים הקריבי‎ m (ha-yam ha-qarybi) Italian: Mare Caraibico m

Navajo: Kayíbíyinsíí Occitan: mar Cariba (oc) f Polish: Morze Karaibskie (pl) n Portuguese: Mar do Caribe m Russian: Кари́бское мо́ре (ru) n (Karíbskoje móre) Spanish: Mar Caribe m Swedish: Karibiska havet (sv) Thai: ทะเลแคริบเบียน (tálay krâepbian) Turkish: Karayip Denizi (tr)

countries

Catalan: Carib m Czech: Karibik (cs) m Danish: Caribien Esperanto: Karibio Finnish: Karibia (fi) French: Caraïbes (fr) f pl German: Karibik (de) f Italian: Caraibi (it) m Norwegian: Bokmål: Karibia, Karibien Nynorsk: Karibia

Occitan: Cariba (oc) f Polish: Karaiby (pl) pl Portuguese: Caribe (pt) m Russian: Карибы (ru) pl (Kariby) Spanish: Caribe (es) m Swahili: Karibiani Swedish: Karibien (sv) Turkish: Karayipler (tr)