Caribbean
adjective
Ca·rib·be·an
ˌker-ə-ˈbē-ən 
ˌka-rə-
kə-ˈri-bē-ən
ˌka-rə-
kə-ˈri-bē-ən
: of or relating to the Caribs, the eastern and southern West Indies, or the Caribbean Sea
the Caribbean islands
a Caribbean cruise
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Acres of calming white walls and pale woods refract and soothe the intensity of the Caribbean sun; the scale, courtesy of architects Botelho Wood, achieves the serenity of a museum; the interior and bespoke furniture design a sense of supreme comfort.
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Giles Hattersley, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
Over the last 20 years, the Caribbean region suffered losses of $137 billion due to hurricanes, storm surges, heat waves, droughts, and other unprecedented climate extremes.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The series will travel to see elephants in Borneo navigating treacherous floodwaters, wombats in Australia with fires raging around them, a leopard in Zambia’s Lower Zambezi struggling with a brutal drought and Caribbean flamingos in Mexico facing up to the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
Together, Rice and Strong will oversee all distribution operations of A+E’s domestic, Caribbean and Canadian portfolios, ranging from partnerships to marketing.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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Giles Hattersley, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
Over the last 20 years, the Caribbean region suffered losses of $137 billion due to hurricanes, storm surges, heat waves, droughts, and other unprecedented climate extremes.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The series will travel to see elephants in Borneo navigating treacherous floodwaters, wombats in Australia with fires raging around them, a leopard in Zambia’s Lower Zambezi struggling with a brutal drought and Caribbean flamingos in Mexico facing up to the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
Together, Rice and Strong will oversee all distribution operations of A+E’s domestic, Caribbean and Canadian portfolios, ranging from partnerships to marketing.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Caribbean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caribbean. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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