adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/
General-American:/ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/
General-American:/kəˈɹɪbiən/
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Caribbean:/ˈkæɹɪbiæn/
rhymes with -iːən
CMU ARPABET:K ER0 IH1 B IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K EH2 R IH0 B IY1 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The Caribbean Sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A person native to the Caribbean region
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A member of the Amerindian tribes that inhabited the Caribbean region before the arrival of the Europeans
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
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6
noun
Meaning 6
region including the Caribbean Islands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
7
noun
Meaning 7
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Caribbean Sea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sea
History
Etymology
From Carib or Caribe, a people who lived in the West Indies, + -an.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كَارِيبِيّ
(kārībiyy)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Arabic:
كاريبي
(kārībi)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Armenian:
կարիբյան
(karibyan)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Catalan:
caribeny
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Czech:
karibský
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Danish:
caribisk
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Dutch:
Caribisch
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Dutch:
Caraïbisch
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
French:
caraïbe
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
French:
caribéen
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Galician:
caribe
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
German:
karibisch
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Greek:
καραϊβικός
(karaïvikós)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Haitian Creole:
karayibeyen
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Hebrew:
קריבי
(qarybi)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Hindi:
कैरिबिया
(kairibiyā)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Italian:
caraibico
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Marathi:
कॅरिबियन
(kĕribiyan)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Norwegian Bokmål:
karibisk
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Norwegian Nynorsk:
karibisk
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Polish:
karaibski
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Portuguese:
caribenho
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Romanian:
caraibic
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Russian:
кари́бский
(karíbskij)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Spanish:
caribe
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Spanish:
caribeño
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Swahili:
Kikaribiani
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Swedish:
karibisk
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Tamil:
கரீபியன்
(karīpiyaṉ)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Tatar:
Кариб
(Qärib)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Tatar:
Qarib
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Thai:
แคริบเบียน
(kɛɛ-ríp-bîian)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Ukrainian:
кари́бський
(karýbsʹkyj)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Welsh:
Caribïaidd
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Yiddish:
קאַריביש
(karibish)
— pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies
Armenian:
Կարիբյան ծով
(Karibyan cov)
— sea
Catalan:
Carib
— sea
Czech:
Karibik
— sea
Danish:
Caribiske Hav
— sea
Esperanto:
Karibio
— sea
Finnish:
Karibianmeri
— sea
French:
mer des Antilles
— sea
German:
Karibik
— sea
Hebrew:
הים הקריבי
(ha-yam ha-qarybi)
— sea
Italian:
Mare Caraibico
— sea
Lao:
ທະເລຄາຣິບຽນ
(tha lē khā ri bīan)
— sea
Navajo:
Kayíbíyinsíí
— sea
Occitan:
mar Cariba
— sea
Polish:
Morze Karaibskie
— sea
Portuguese:
Mar do Caribe
— sea
Portuguese:
Mar das Caraibas
— sea
Russian:
Кари́бское мо́ре
(Karíbskoje móre)
— sea
Spanish:
Mar Caribe
— sea
Swedish:
Karibiska havet
— sea
Tagalog:
Dagat Karibe
— sea
Tamil:
கரீபியன் கடல்
(karīpiyaṉ kaṭal)
— sea
Thai:
ทะเลแคริบเบียน
(tálay krâepbian)
— sea
Turkish:
Karayip Denizi
— sea
Antillean Creole:
Karayib
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Antillean Creole:
Kawayib
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Catalan:
Carib
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Czech:
Karibik
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Danish:
Caribien
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Dutch:
Caraïben
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Esperanto:
Karibio
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Finnish:
Karibia
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
French:
Caraïbes
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
German:
Karibik
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Haitian Creole:
Karayib
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Italian:
Caraibi
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Japanese:
カリブ海地域
(Karibu kai chiiki)
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Lao:
ຄາຣິບຽນ
(khā ri bīan)
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Latin:
Caribaeum
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Norwegian Bokmål:
Karibia
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Norwegian Bokmål:
Karibien
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Karibia
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Occitan:
Cariba
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Papiamentu:
Karibe
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Polish:
Karaiby
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Portuguese:
Caribe
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Portuguese:
Caraíbas
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Russian:
Карибы
(Kariby)
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Spanish:
Caribe
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Swahili:
Karibiani
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Swedish:
Karibien
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Tagalog:
Karibe
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Tamil:
கரீபியன்
(karīpiyaṉ)
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Tamil:
கரிபியன்
(karipiyaṉ)
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Thai:
แคริบเบียน
(krâepbian)
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
Turkish:
Karayipler
— continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea
French:
Caribéen
— people from the Caribbean region
French:
Caribéenne
— people from the Caribbean region
Lao:
ຄົນຄາຣິບຽນ
(khon khā ri bīan)
— people from the Caribbean region
Marathi:
कॅरिबियन
(kĕribiyan)
— people from the Caribbean region
Polish:
Karaib
— people from the Caribbean region
Polish:
Karaibka
— people from the Caribbean region
Portuguese:
caribenho
— people from the Caribbean region
Thai:
คนแคริบเบียน
— people from the Caribbean region
