Carribean

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A form of Caribbean — 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).

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Meanings

nounCarribean (plural Carribeans)

plural Carribeans

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Caribbean.

    The analysis of Dr. Duncan enumerates ten European Miocene species allied to, if not identical with, Carribean forms.

    1869, James Gay Sawkins, Reports on the Geology of Jamaica; Or, Part II. of the West Indian Survey, page 316
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    Such is, even at present, the Degree of Foresight in the Carribean: he sells his Cotton Bed in the Morning, and comes in the Evening, with Tears in his Eyes, to buy it back, not having foreseen that he should want it again the next Night.

    1761, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, A discourse upon the origin and foundation of the inequality among mankind, page 43

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APA

Carribean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carribean

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“Carribean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carribean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carribean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carribean.

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