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Caribbean
noun [S] /ˌkær.ɪˈbiː.ən/ /kəˈrɪb.i-/
/ˌker.ɪˈbiː-/ Definition
the Caribbean › (also the Caribbean Sea) the sea that is east of Central America and north of South America; : The hurricane is centred over the eastern Caribbean.Seas and oceans › the islands and countries that border the Caribbean Sea: They're holidaying somewhere in the Caribbean.Continents and regions of the worldCountry namesCountry and nation
(Definition of Caribbean noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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