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1. (n.) Caribbean Sea
a part of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Central America, the West Indies, and South America. ab. 750,000 sq. mi. (1,943,000 sq. km); greatest known depth 22,788 ft. (6946 m).
Etymology: (1865–70; < Sp: cannibal, Carib)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Caribbean, Caribbean Sea
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
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1. caribbean sea
an inland sea of the Atlantic, lying between the Great Antilles and South America, subject to hurricanes; it corresponds to the Mediterranean in Europe, and is the turning-point of the Gulf Stream.
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