Caribbean
adjective
Ca·rib·be·an
ˌker-ə-ˈbē-ən 
ˌka-rə-,
kə-ˈri-bē-ən
: of or relating to the Caribs, the eastern and southern West Indies, or the Caribbean Sea
the Caribbean islands
a Caribbean cruise
Examples of Caribbean in a Sentence
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Carnival Paradise is on a five-day Caribbean cruise that departed from Tampa on Saturday, according to CruiseMapper.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Pulling up to the red boat slip under a fiery sunset, no one in the boat was looking at the vivid pinks of the Caribbean sky.
—Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
Getting to Limón takes another several hours by car, crossing the country from its west coast to the Caribbean shoreline.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 22 Apr. 2024
The relationship between human rights and the climate crisis will be explored this week, when the Inter-American Court on Human Rights will hear testimony from experts from around the globe and Caribbean nationals in Barbados.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
The revamp instilled modern finishes while maintaining its effortless and classic Caribbean aesthetic.
—Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
As a reflection of his contagious Caribbean energy, Colombian singer-songwriter Damian presents his latest musical production, El Tropical Feeling (Vallenato & Cumbia Edition).
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
This small town on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, known for producing such baseball stars as Alcides Escobar and Ronald Acuña Jr., is home to four of the seven sea turtle species on Earth.
—Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The Caribbean island Anguilla made $32 million last year, more than 10& of its G.D.P., from companies registering web addresses that end in .ai.
—Yiwen Lu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Pulling up to the red boat slip under a fiery sunset, no one in the boat was looking at the vivid pinks of the Caribbean sky.
—Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
Getting to Limón takes another several hours by car, crossing the country from its west coast to the Caribbean shoreline.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 22 Apr. 2024
The relationship between human rights and the climate crisis will be explored this week, when the Inter-American Court on Human Rights will hear testimony from experts from around the globe and Caribbean nationals in Barbados.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
The revamp instilled modern finishes while maintaining its effortless and classic Caribbean aesthetic.
—Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
As a reflection of his contagious Caribbean energy, Colombian singer-songwriter Damian presents his latest musical production, El Tropical Feeling (Vallenato & Cumbia Edition).
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
This small town on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, known for producing such baseball stars as Alcides Escobar and Ronald Acuña Jr., is home to four of the seven sea turtle species on Earth.
—Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The Caribbean island Anguilla made $32 million last year, more than 10& of its G.D.P., from companies registering web addresses that end in .ai.
—Yiwen Lu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Caribbean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caribbean. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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