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Caribbean
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Caribbean
(adjective)
Caribbean
(proper noun)
Caribbean
/ˌkerə
ˈ
bijən/
/kə
ˈ
rɪbijən/
proper noun
Caribbean
/ˌkerə
ˈ
bijən/
/kə
ˈ
rɪbijən/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CARIBBEAN
the Caribbean Sea
also
the Caribbean
:
part of the Atlantic Ocean
— Caribbean
adjective
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