Caribbean

adjective

: of or relating to the Caribs, the eastern and southern West Indies, or the Caribbean Sea
the Caribbean islands
a Caribbean cruise

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This situation highlights a general downturn within the cruise sector, as Carnival Corp has seen a reduction of 12%, Viking Holdings experienced a decline of 2%, and Royal Caribbean stock yielded a modest increase of 3%. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 Xi visited his Southeast Asian neighbors in April and hosted Latin American and Caribbean leaders in May to rally allies against the sweeping U.S. tariffs. John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 But the mood leading up to May 18 is anything but celebratory Miami Herald reporters Jacqueline Charles and Raisa Habersham teamed up to write about the duality of an annual Haitian pride celebration and how its joy contrasts with a difficult moment in the Caribbean country’s history. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025 Notably, those seven shows visited North American cities with sizable Caribbean populations – NYC, Atlanta, Tampa, Toronto and Washington, D.C. — signaling that future Caribbean tours might not yet have accrued the power to headline arenas outside of specific areas. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Caribbean

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Caribbaeus, from Caribes

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Caribbean was in 1772

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“Caribbean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caribbean. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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