Caribbean
adjective
Ca·rib·be·an
ˌker-ə-ˈbē-ən 
ˌka-rə-
kə-ˈri-bē-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
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The new season premiered on June 2 and follows the crew and charter guests to the Caribbean islands of Anguilla, St. Barths and St. Maarten.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 June 2025
Stay at Tensing Pen or Rockhouse Hotel & Spa for the raw beauty of the rocky shoreline, or something more classically Caribbean like Beaches Negril for a family-friendly stay along a white-sand beach.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2025
The organization has also focused on ongoing humanitarian responses in Ukraine and Sudan amid devastating conflicts, as well as disaster relief and preparedness in the Caribbean and coastal U.S.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
The jungle is closed Here on the new migration corridor, on a sweltering day in late March, a group of mostly Venezuelans gathers in Miramar, a fishing village on Panama’s Caribbean coast, trying to get home.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 June 2025
Stay at Tensing Pen or Rockhouse Hotel & Spa for the raw beauty of the rocky shoreline, or something more classically Caribbean like Beaches Negril for a family-friendly stay along a white-sand beach.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2025
The organization has also focused on ongoing humanitarian responses in Ukraine and Sudan amid devastating conflicts, as well as disaster relief and preparedness in the Caribbean and coastal U.S.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
The jungle is closed Here on the new migration corridor, on a sweltering day in late March, a group of mostly Venezuelans gathers in Miramar, a fishing village on Panama’s Caribbean coast, trying to get home.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
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“Caribbean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caribbean. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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