caribbean

Car-ib-be-an · proper noun

imported

Definitions

proper noun

  1. 1.

    A region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the surrounding coasts.

  2. 2.

    Relating to the Caribbean region, its peoples, or their culture.

  3. 3.

    The Caribbean Sea, located between the Americas.

  4. 4.

    Of or relating to the Carib people or their languages.

Related words

See also: atlantic, islands, tropical

Etymology

From Spanish "Caribe," from the name of the Carib people, the indigenous inhabitants of the Lesser Antilles. The Carib name may derive from a word meaning "brave" or "strong."