caribbean

1. An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America;
   The origin of the Gulf stream (synset 109258801)
   is an instance of: sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
   has: caribbean island - an island in the Caribbean Sea
   same as: caribbean sea
2. Region including the Caribbean Islands (synset 108726871)
   is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
   has:

   • antigua and barbuda - a country in the northern Leeward Islands
   • the indies, west indies - the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area
   • cuba, republic of cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
   • haiti, republic of haiti - a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
   • dominican republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
   • commonwealth of puerto rico, porto rico, pr, puerto rico - a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
   • jamaica - a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
   • barbados - a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
   • republic of trinidad and tobago, trinidad and tobago - an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
   • commonwealth of dominica, dominica - a country on the island of Dominica
   • bahama islands, bahamas, commonwealth of the bahamas - island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
   • federation of saint kitts and nevis, saint christopher-nevis, saint kitts and nevis, st. christopher-nevis, st. kitts and nevis - a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
   • saint lucia, st. lucia - a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
   • saint vincent and the grenadines, st. vincent and the grenadines - an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979

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