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 Caribbean regional competition will need to be held at some stage next year, well before the global qualifier.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Warner was swimming at Playa Grande near the town of Cahuita in the province of Limón on the Caribbean coast around 2:30 p.m. local time Sunday, when a current pulled him deeper into the ocean, according to the Associated Press.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
Citizenship by Investment or Donation The other common route to residency or citizenship is through investment or donation, with multiple Caribbean nations offering this pathway with short time frames.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Vonnegut’s signature irreverence gives us the Caribbean island nation of San Lorenzo as the setting of this 1963 satire of science, religion, American foreign policy and the Atomic Age.
—Dan Fesperman
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Warner was swimming at Playa Grande near the town of Cahuita in the province of Limón on the Caribbean coast around 2:30 p.m. local time Sunday, when a current pulled him deeper into the ocean, according to the Associated Press.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
Citizenship by Investment or Donation The other common route to residency or citizenship is through investment or donation, with multiple Caribbean nations offering this pathway with short time frames.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Vonnegut’s signature irreverence gives us the Caribbean island nation of San Lorenzo as the setting of this 1963 satire of science, religion, American foreign policy and the Atomic Age.
—Dan Fesperman
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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“Caribbean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caribbean. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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