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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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.
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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
On the new Freeform reality series Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise, the sunny beaches of the Caribbean hotspot serve as the backdrop for high stakes and confrontation.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
World America will debut in April 2025 and spend its inaugural season sailing Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises from Miami.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Designed for both water and land use, these are also lightweight and designed to stay on your face during active pursuits — perfect for excursions on a Caribbean cruise.
—Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
The bill, proposed by Olivier Serva, a Black lawmaker from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, is seen as a significant step forward in addressing discrimination faced by Black people and others who have been targeted due to their hair.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
The Pirates of the Caribbean scene featured stunt pirates performing falls and sliding down ropes with Captain Jack Sparrow swinging from the back of the ship in the final sequence.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
The American ones that have the brighter pink feathers and are from coastal Caribbean areas like the Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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
On the new Freeform reality series Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise, the sunny beaches of the Caribbean hotspot serve as the backdrop for high stakes and confrontation.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
World America will debut in April 2025 and spend its inaugural season sailing Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises from Miami.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Designed for both water and land use, these are also lightweight and designed to stay on your face during active pursuits — perfect for excursions on a Caribbean cruise.
—Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
The bill, proposed by Olivier Serva, a Black lawmaker from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, is seen as a significant step forward in addressing discrimination faced by Black people and others who have been targeted due to their hair.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
The Pirates of the Caribbean scene featured stunt pirates performing falls and sliding down ropes with Captain Jack Sparrow swinging from the back of the ship in the final sequence.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
The American ones that have the brighter pink feathers and are from coastal Caribbean areas like the Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Caribbean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caribbean. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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