Meanings
- pluralplural of Caribbee.
- The Caribbean.
Of all the Caribbees, Dominica most awakened my curiosity and excited my imagination.
1967, Robert Bayley, The Sunny Caribbees: An Informal Guide to the West Indies2 more examples
To avoid being becalmed under the lee of Guadeloupe, our captain had taken the longer route to windward, and we were now crossing the pathway of Columbus when he first approached these islands of the Caribbees.
1880, Frederick Albion Ober, Camps in the Caribbees, page 176A railway runs across the island, the only one in the Caribbees, and by this conveyance some of our party made a visit to Codrington College, a long-established and honorable seat of learning.
1895, Charles Augustus Stoddard, Cruising Among the Caribbees: Summer Days in Winter Months, page 172
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Caribbees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caribbees
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