English

Etymology
From Carib or Caribe, a tribe of Indians, now nearly extinct, who lived in the West Indies, + the adjective suffix -an.

Pronunciation
IPA|/kæɹɪ�bi��n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i��n|-i��n

Adjective
en-adj|-

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

French: caraïbe
Hebrew: קר��� (qarybi) m, קר���ת (qarybit) f
Portuguese: caraíba
mid
Russian: ка�иб�кий (karíbskij)
Spanish: caribe
Thai: ��ริ���ีย� (krâepbian)

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. The Caribbean Sea
2. The country|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)

Translations
trans-top|sea
Finnish: Karibianmeri
French: mer des Antilles f
Hebrew: ��� �קר��� (ha-yam ha-qarybi) m (1)
trans-mid
Portuguese: Mar do Caribe m
Russian: �а�иб�кое мо�е (Karíbskoje móre) n
Spanish: Mar Caribe m
Thai: THchar|�ะ�ล��ริ���ีย� (tálay krâepbian)
trans-bottom

trans-top|countries
Finnish: Karibia
trans-mid
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Related terms
Caribbeanist
Caribbean Sea
Carib
Carib Indians
Caribe
Caribs

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pl:Caribbean
fi:Caribbean

• 2007-10-07 23:24 - EncycloPetey -

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