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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream;
[syn: Caribbean, Caribbean Sea]

2. region including the Caribbean Islands;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caribbean \Car`ib*be"an\, Caribbee \Car`ib*bee\, a. Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central America. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Caribbean n 1: an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream [syn: Caribbean, Caribbean Sea] 2: region including the Caribbean Islands