Definitions for "Caribbean"
Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central America.
a geographical area bordered by South America, Central America, and the West Indies islands.
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
First area of Spanish exploration and settlement; served as experimental region for nature of Spanish colonial experience; encomienda, system of colonial management, initiated here. (p. 583)