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nounan arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
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nounregion including the Caribbean Islands
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- teach an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
- cuba a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
- caribbean region including the Caribbean Islands
- liza similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
- voodoo a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
- colombia a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
- colon a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
- venezuela a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
- magdalena a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
- zydeco music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues