Caribbean
adjective
Ca·rib·be·an
ˌker-ə-ˈbē-ən 
ˌka-rə-,
kə-ˈri-bē-ən
: of or relating to the Caribs, the eastern and southern West Indies, or the Caribbean Sea
the Caribbean islands
a Caribbean cruise
Examples of Caribbean in a Sentence
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At under a five-hour flight from many East Coast cities, the Spice Isle is one of the most easily accessible—and underrated—of the Caribbean islands.
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Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
The ship will then head down to Miami in October for epic Caribbean vacations in the ABC islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, Turks and Caicos, Grand Cayman, a new port of Ocho Rios in Jamaica, and more.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
The model is currently living it up on a mommy-and-me trip with her youngest daughter, Capri Summer Godchaux, in the Caribbean country of Antigua and Barbuda.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 May 2024
Tess Owen: That Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen so that he could eventually be brought back to life, and that his body is being stored under the Pirates of the Caribbean ship at Disneyland.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 2 May 2024
April was a characteristically busy month for the world of Caribbean music, with noteworthy performance, album announcements and historic achievements cutting through the noise.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Their contentious court battle, which included both actors making bombshell allegations of physical, emotional and mental abuse against each other, ended with the Pirates of the Caribbean star winning all three defamation claims and millions in damages.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
Haiti’s transition council took power in a ceremony on Thursday, formalizing the resignation of former Prime Minster Ariel Henry as the Caribbean country seeks to establish security after years of gang violence wreaking chaos and misery.
—Reuters, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Transforming a sand mine in Barbados Across an ocean, in the Scotland District of the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados – named, in part, for its green slopes plunging into the ocean – a project to repurpose one of the region’s largest sand mines is also seeking to design a new future.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
The ship will then head down to Miami in October for epic Caribbean vacations in the ABC islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, Turks and Caicos, Grand Cayman, a new port of Ocho Rios in Jamaica, and more.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
The model is currently living it up on a mommy-and-me trip with her youngest daughter, Capri Summer Godchaux, in the Caribbean country of Antigua and Barbuda.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 May 2024
Tess Owen: That Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen so that he could eventually be brought back to life, and that his body is being stored under the Pirates of the Caribbean ship at Disneyland.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 2 May 2024
April was a characteristically busy month for the world of Caribbean music, with noteworthy performance, album announcements and historic achievements cutting through the noise.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Their contentious court battle, which included both actors making bombshell allegations of physical, emotional and mental abuse against each other, ended with the Pirates of the Caribbean star winning all three defamation claims and millions in damages.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
Haiti’s transition council took power in a ceremony on Thursday, formalizing the resignation of former Prime Minster Ariel Henry as the Caribbean country seeks to establish security after years of gang violence wreaking chaos and misery.
—Reuters, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Transforming a sand mine in Barbados Across an ocean, in the Scotland District of the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados – named, in part, for its green slopes plunging into the ocean – a project to repurpose one of the region’s largest sand mines is also seeking to design a new future.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Caribbean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caribbean. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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