CARIBBEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Caribbean mean? 

• CARIBBEAN (noun)
  The noun CARIBBEAN has 2 senses:

1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
2. region including the Caribbean islands

  Familiarity information: CARIBBEAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARIBBEAN (noun)

Meaning:

An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Caribbean; Caribbean Sea

Instance hypernyms:

sea (a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land)

Meronyms (parts of "Caribbean"):

Caribbean Island (an island in the Caribbean Sea)

Meaning:

Region including the Caribbean islands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Meronyms (parts of "Caribbean"):

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; St. Vincent and the Grenadines (an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979)

Saint Lucia; St. Lucia (a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979)

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Christopher-Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis; St. Christopher-Nevis; St. Kitts and Nevis (a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983)

Bahama Islands; Bahamas; Commonwealth of the Bahamas (island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort)

Commonwealth of Dominica; Dominica (a country on the island of Dominica)

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Trinidad and Tobago (an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962)

Barbados (a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area)

Jamaica (a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism)

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Porto Rico; PR; Puerto Rico (a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico)

Dominican Republic (a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola)

Haiti; Republic of Haiti (a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere)

Cuba; Republic of Cuba (a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba)

the Indies; West Indies (the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area)

Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the northern Leeward Islands)