The Caribbean abounds with islands.
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Caribbean
//ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən//
Synonyms for "caribbean" (1 found)
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6 entriesderived
9 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
95 translations across 40 languages.
Antillean Creole
2 entries- Karayib name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- Kawayib name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Arabic
2 entries- كاريبي adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- كَارِيبِيّ adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
Armenian
2 entries- կարիբյան adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Կարիբյան ծով name (sea)
Catalan
3 entries- caribeny adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Carib name (sea)
- Carib name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Czech
3 entries- karibský adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Karibik name (sea)
- Karibik name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Danish
3 entries- caribisk adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Caribien name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- Caribiske Hav name (sea)
Dutch
3 entries- Caraïbisch adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Caribisch adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Caraïben name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Esperanto
2 entries- Karibio name (sea)
- Karibio name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Finnish
2 entries- Karibia name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- Karibianmeri name (sea)
French
4 entries- caraïbe adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- caribéen adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Caraïbes name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- mer des Antilles name (sea)
Galician
1 entries- caribe adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
German
3 entries- karibisch adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Karibik name (sea)
- Karibik name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Haitian Creole
2 entries- karayibeyen adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Karayib name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Hebrew
2 entries- קריבי adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- הים הקריבי name (sea)
Hindi
1 entries- कैरिबिया adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
Italian
3 entries- caraibico adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Caraibi name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- Mare Caraibico name (sea)
Japanese
1 entries- カリブ海地域 name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Lao
3 entries- ຄາຣິບຽນ name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- ທະເລຄາຣິບຽນ name (sea)
- ຄົນຄາຣິບຽນ noun (people from the Caribbean region)
Latin
1 entries- Caribaeum name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Marathi
2 entries- कॅरिबियन adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- कॅरिबियन noun (people from the Caribbean region)
Navajo
1 entries- Kayíbíyinsíí name (sea)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- karibisk adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Karibia name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- Karibien name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- karibisk adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Karibia name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Occitan
2 entries- Cariba name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- mar Cariba name (sea)
Papiamentu
1 entries- Karibe name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Polish
4 entries- karaibski adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Karaiby name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- Morze Karaibskie name (sea)
- Karaib noun (people from the Caribbean region)
Portuguese
4 entries- caribenho adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Caribe name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- Mar do Caribe name (sea)
- caribenho noun (people from the Caribbean region)
Romanian
1 entries- caraibic adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
Russian
3 entries- кари́бский adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Кари́бское мо́ре name (sea)
- Карибы name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Spanish
4 entries- caribe adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- caribeño adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Caribe name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- Mar Caribe name (sea)
Swahili
2 entries- Kikaribiani adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Karibiani name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Swedish
3 entries- karibisk adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Karibien name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- Karibiska havet name (sea)
Tagalog
2 entries- Dagat Karibe name (sea)
- Karibe name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Tamil
4 entries- கரீபியன் adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- கரிபியன் name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- கரீபியன் name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- கரீபியன் கடல் name (sea)
Tatar
2 entries- Qarib adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- Кариб adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
Thai
4 entries- แคริบเบียน adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
- ทะเลแคริบเบียน name (sea)
- แคริบเบียน name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
- คนแคริบเบียน noun (people from the Caribbean region)
Turkish
2 entries- Karayip Denizi name (sea)
- Karayipler name (continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea)
Ukrainian
1 entries- кари́бський adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
Welsh
1 entries- Caribïaidd adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
Yiddish
1 entries- קאַריביש adj (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
Sample sentences
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This is an island in the Caribbean Sea.
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The story tells of the ghost of someone who drowned on the banks near a small town on the Caribbean sea.
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Originally, Abraham Lincoln wanted all slaves to be deported to Africa or the Caribbean.
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