Caribbean - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌkærɪˈbiːən|
Brit.  |ˌkærɪˈbiːən|

noun

- an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream (syn: caribbean)
- region including the Caribbean Islands (syn: caribbean)

Extra examples

Spend six nights and seven days on a tropical island in the Caribbean!

We're planning on taking a holiday in the Caribbean.

She likes holidaying in the Caribbean.

He lives on an island in the Caribbean.

The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean.

...buccaneers who preyed upon treasure-laden ships in the Caribbean...

...they saw a devilfish when they went scuba diving in the Caribbean, but it swam away quickly...

She always wanted to live on a lush Caribbean island.

...tales of Caribbean pirates who abducted fair maidens and ravished them without mercy...

We snorkeled in the Caribbean on our vacation last year.

The music throbs with a Caribbean beat.

...in the 17th century the port was a notorious hangout for Caribbean pirates and their bawds...

We were cruising in the Caribbean all winter.

Britain's Caribbean dependencies

Last week we had a hurricane. Never a dull moment running a hotel in the Caribbean (=it's always interesting or exciting).

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