Caribbean
noun/ˌkærɪˈbiːən/, /kəˈrɪbiən/
/ˌkærɪˈbiːən/, /kəˈrɪbiən/
- the Caribbeanthe region consisting of the Caribbean Sea and its islands, including the West Indies, and the coasts that surround itCultureMany of the islands of the West Indies are members of the British commonwealth. Most of the people living in the Caribbean are descended from Africans taken there as slaves by people from Britain and other European countries in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 1950s, many people from these islands have come to live and work in Britain, and refer to themselves as West Indians or African Caribbeans.
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