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Caribbean (adj.)

"of or pertaining to the Caribs," also "of the sea between the West Indies and the South American mainland," by 1750s, from Carib, indigenous people's name for themselves, + -ean.

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Definitions of Caribbean from WordNet

Caribbean (n.)
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream;
Synonyms: Caribbean Sea
Caribbean (n.)
region including the Caribbean Islands;
From wordnet.princeton.edu