Caribbeanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌkarᵻˈbiːən/,

/kəˈrɪbɪən/, U.S.

/ˌkɛrəˈbiən/,

/kəˈrɪbiən/

Forms: 1600s Caribbian, 1600s Caribean, 1600s– Caribbean, 1700s Carribean.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Carib n., -ean suffix; Caribbee n., -an suffix.

Etymology: Either < Carib n. + -ean suffix or < Caribbee n. + -an suffix. Compare earlier Carib adj. and Caribbee adj. With sense B. 2 compare French la Caraïbe (1813 or earlier in this sense: see Carib n.).With the form Caribbian compare -ian suffix and also Caribby , variant of Caribbee n.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Caribbean (sense B. 2), its people, and their cultures. Also in early use: †of or relating to the Caribs (obsolete). Cf. Afro-Caribbean adj., West Indian adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [adjective]

Caribbean1658

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective]

West Indy1587

West Indian1589

West India1622

Caribbee1627

Caribbean1658

1658 G. Tooke Encomiastck Robert Blake 13 These German Exiles..Are forced with their winged fleet to fly Unto the Caribean Isles.

1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands ii. vii. 209 The wives of the Caribbian Inhabitants of the Islands [Fr. des Caraibes Insulaires] have a language different from that of the Men in many things.

1706 tr. H. Schopperus Crafty Courtier i. xxvi. 114 Send him to Barbadoes..To suffer Caribbean Discipline.

1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. II. 364 A Caribbean canoe.

1834 T. J. Graham Mod. Domest. Med. (ed. 6) 70 Quassia wood comes from Jamaica and the Caribbean islands.

1866 E. Vetromile Abnakis & their Hist. xvi. 131 The black Caribs..of St. Vincent sprung from the intercourse of black slaves and Caribbean women.

1894 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 162 The portion of the Caribbean littoral commonly known as the Mosquito Coast.

1921 K. Thomas in Jrnl. Internat. Relations Jan. 424 An American writer has referred to the Caribbean as the ‘American Mediterranean’,..but in view of the increasing interest..in Caribbean affairs..this designation may..be changed to ‘America's “Mare Nostrum”’—Our Sea.

1956 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 12 May 8/8 Three long-playing records that have become the recognised records of Caribbean music. They were Calypso, Songs from Jamaica and Songs from Trinidad.

1972 Times 7 Aug. (Jamaica Suppl.) p. iii/4 The loss of the tag of still being the safest Caribbean country for investment.

2002 A. Mason People around World 103/2 The San Blas Islands, off the Caribbean coast of Panama.

B. n.

1. Originally: a member of an indigenous people; esp. a Central or South American; a Carib. Now usually: a native or inhabitant of the Caribbean (sense B. 2b); a person of Caribbean descent.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [noun] > Carib Indian

Carib1555

Caribbee1587

Caribbean1666

1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands ii. vii. 205 Having their heads full of Wine they..rejoyce, saying in their corrupt Language, Moy bonne Caraibe, I am an honest Caribbian.

1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino i. 13 Nor need we search to Wild American Lands, Peruvians, Caribbeans, Mexicans.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 363 Their Battles with the Carribeans.

1774 Ld. Kames Sketches Hist. Man I. vi. 204 The female Caribbeans and Brasilians are not less fond of ornament than the males.

1827 T. Southey Chron. Hist. W. Indies I. 330 The Caribbeans of Mariegalante were obliged to retire to Dominica.

1896 M. Halstead Story Cuba xxix. 463 The raids of their cruel enemies, the Caribbeans.

1924 O. Hardman Ideals of Asceticism v. 126 Among the Caribbeans the father must fast for forty days after the birth of his child.

1937 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 3 Nov. 23/6 What this group of Caribbeans would like is that they should join hands with those who want supplies from Jamaica.

1977 Ebony Jan. 114/1 (advt.) Brought to you by a brilliant coalition of Africans, African-Americans and Caribbeans.

2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 10 Food..serves as a bridge to the homeland for the many Caribbeans who have traveled abroad.

2. Usually with the.

a. = Caribbean sea n. at Compounds.

ΚΠ

1812 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (ed. 6) I. 663 The southeastern part of the island is a broad peninsula, between Samana bay and the Caribbean.

1843 N.Z. Jrnl. 16 Sept. 241/2 The difference of level between the Caribbean and the Pacific..is in no case more than thirty-six feet.

1903 G. G. Garrison Texas ii. 13 In his fourth voyage..Columbus reached the coast of Honduras and passed along the shore of the Caribbean from there southeast to the Isthmus.

1976 Daily Tel. 7 Oct. 1/6 All 73 passengers..were believed lost when the plane plunged into the Caribbean.

2008 S. Fricke Sense of Style: Colour + Space ii. 95 Aqua blue..evokes memories of my time swimming in the warm Caribbean many years ago.

b. The region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (including Cuba, the West Indies, Puerto Rico, and others), and the surrounding coastal areas.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [noun]

Indies1555

West Indies1555

West India Islands1612

Caribbean1835

1835 R. R. Madden Twelvemonth's Resid. W. Indies I. vii. 69 Whether Eolus heard any thing in the caves of the Caribbean of the reward.

1847 Times 1 June 5/6 The Mexicans are infinitely more courageous than even those contiguous islanders of the Caribbean.

1898 Cent. Mag. Aug. 549/1 The entire aspect of this island on the northeast verge of the Caribbean is peaceful and paradisical.

1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 16 That insidious Panama Disease..has ruined so many [banana] plantations throughout the Caribbean.

1960 U.S. News & World Rep. 14 Nov. 60/3 An on-the-spot survey of Castroism in the Caribbean.

1974 Guardian 23 Jan. 12/4 Jamaica is the biggest sugar producer in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

2010 N.Y. Mag. 26 Apr. 32/2 Wasser..vacationed with the couple in the Caribbean in December.

Compounds

Caribbean sea n. the part of the Atlantic Ocean lying between the Antilles and the mainland of Central and South America.

ΚΠ

1760 Universal Gazetteer (ed. 2) Introd. sig. a3^v South America is bounded on the east by the southern part of the Atlantick ocean..and on the north by the Carribean sea.

1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. iv. 275 I embarked for the island of Antigua, with the intention of calling at the different islands in the Caribbean sea, on my way once more towards the wilds of Guiana.

1913 J. Murray Ocean vi. 124 The North Equatorial Current flows westwards across the [Atlantic] ocean..until on reaching the Windward Islands it is driven partly into the Caribbean Sea.

2006 Lowell Sun (Mass.) (Nexis) 5 Jan. The thought of basking in the sun aboard a cruise ship in the middle of the turquoise Caribbean Sea must tempt even the purist Puritan.

Caribbean-style adj. of a style characteristic of or associated with the Caribbean.

ΚΠ

1944 Stars & Stripes 9 Feb. 2/3 Torres uses what he can get to flavor GI dishes in a manner reminiscent of Caribbean style cooking.

1985 Times 24 Aug. 3/1 The two-day Caribbean-style carnival is the biggest even of its kind in Europe.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Nov. a3/3 Wearing a Caribbean-style guayabera shirt, Mr. Uribe made it clear he had a lot of work to do.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	caribbean
释义	Caribbeanadj.n. Brit. /ˌkarᵻˈbiːən/, /kəˈrɪbɪən/, U.S. /ˌkɛrəˈbiən/, /kəˈrɪbiən/ Forms: 1600s Caribbian, 1600s Caribean, 1600s– Caribbean, 1700s Carribean. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Carib n., -ean suffix; Caribbee n., -an suffix. Etymology: Either < Carib n. + -ean suffix or < Caribbee n. + -an suffix. Compare earlier Carib adj. and Caribbee adj. With sense B. 2 compare French la Caraïbe (1813 or earlier in this sense: see Carib n.).With the form Caribbian compare -ian suffix and also Caribby , variant of Caribbee n. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Caribbean (sense B. 2), its people, and their cultures. Also in early use: †of or relating to the Caribs (obsolete). Cf. Afro-Caribbean adj., West Indian adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [adjective] Caribbean1658 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] West Indy1587 West Indian1589 West India1622 Caribbee1627 Caribbean1658 1658 G. Tooke Encomiastck Robert Blake 13 These German Exiles..Are forced with their winged fleet to fly Unto the Caribean Isles. 1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands ii. vii. 209 The wives of the Caribbian Inhabitants of the Islands [Fr. des Caraibes Insulaires] have a language different from that of the Men in many things. 1706 tr. H. Schopperus Crafty Courtier i. xxvi. 114 Send him to Barbadoes..To suffer Caribbean Discipline. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. II. 364 A Caribbean canoe. 1834 T. J. Graham Mod. Domest. Med. (ed. 6) 70 Quassia wood comes from Jamaica and the Caribbean islands. 1866 E. Vetromile Abnakis & their Hist. xvi. 131 The black Caribs..of St. Vincent sprung from the intercourse of black slaves and Caribbean women. 1894 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 162 The portion of the Caribbean littoral commonly known as the Mosquito Coast. 1921 K. Thomas in Jrnl. Internat. Relations Jan. 424 An American writer has referred to the Caribbean as the ‘American Mediterranean’,..but in view of the increasing interest..in Caribbean affairs..this designation may..be changed to ‘America's “Mare Nostrum”’—Our Sea. 1956 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 12 May 8/8 Three long-playing records that have become the recognised records of Caribbean music. They were Calypso, Songs from Jamaica and Songs from Trinidad. 1972 Times 7 Aug. (Jamaica Suppl.) p. iii/4 The loss of the tag of still being the safest Caribbean country for investment. 2002 A. Mason People around World 103/2 The San Blas Islands, off the Caribbean coast of Panama. B. n. 1. Originally: a member of an indigenous people; esp. a Central or South American; a Carib. Now usually: a native or inhabitant of the Caribbean (sense B. 2b); a person of Caribbean descent. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [noun] > Carib Indian Carib1555 Caribbee1587 Caribbean1666 1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands ii. vii. 205 Having their heads full of Wine they..rejoyce, saying in their corrupt Language, Moy bonne Caraibe, I am an honest Caribbian. 1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino i. 13 Nor need we search to Wild American Lands, Peruvians, Caribbeans, Mexicans. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 363 Their Battles with the Carribeans. 1774 Ld. Kames Sketches Hist. Man I. vi. 204 The female Caribbeans and Brasilians are not less fond of ornament than the males. 1827 T. Southey Chron. Hist. W. Indies I. 330 The Caribbeans of Mariegalante were obliged to retire to Dominica. 1896 M. Halstead Story Cuba xxix. 463 The raids of their cruel enemies, the Caribbeans. 1924 O. Hardman Ideals of Asceticism v. 126 Among the Caribbeans the father must fast for forty days after the birth of his child. 1937 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 3 Nov. 23/6 What this group of Caribbeans would like is that they should join hands with those who want supplies from Jamaica. 1977 Ebony Jan. 114/1 (advt.) Brought to you by a brilliant coalition of Africans, African-Americans and Caribbeans. 2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 10 Food..serves as a bridge to the homeland for the many Caribbeans who have traveled abroad. 2. Usually with the. a. = Caribbean sea n. at Compounds. ΚΠ 1812 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (ed. 6) I. 663 The southeastern part of the island is a broad peninsula, between Samana bay and the Caribbean. 1843 N.Z. Jrnl. 16 Sept. 241/2 The difference of level between the Caribbean and the Pacific..is in no case more than thirty-six feet. 1903 G. G. Garrison Texas ii. 13 In his fourth voyage..Columbus reached the coast of Honduras and passed along the shore of the Caribbean from there southeast to the Isthmus. 1976 Daily Tel. 7 Oct. 1/6 All 73 passengers..were believed lost when the plane plunged into the Caribbean. 2008 S. Fricke Sense of Style: Colour + Space ii. 95 Aqua blue..evokes memories of my time swimming in the warm Caribbean many years ago. b. The region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (including Cuba, the West Indies, Puerto Rico, and others), and the surrounding coastal areas. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [noun] Indies1555 West Indies1555 West India Islands1612 Caribbean1835 1835 R. R. Madden Twelvemonth's Resid. W. Indies I. vii. 69 Whether Eolus heard any thing in the caves of the Caribbean of the reward. 1847 Times 1 June 5/6 The Mexicans are infinitely more courageous than even those contiguous islanders of the Caribbean. 1898 Cent. Mag. Aug. 549/1 The entire aspect of this island on the northeast verge of the Caribbean is peaceful and paradisical. 1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 16 That insidious Panama Disease..has ruined so many [banana] plantations throughout the Caribbean. 1960 U.S. News & World Rep. 14 Nov. 60/3 An on-the-spot survey of Castroism in the Caribbean. 1974 Guardian 23 Jan. 12/4 Jamaica is the biggest sugar producer in the Commonwealth Caribbean. 2010 N.Y. Mag. 26 Apr. 32/2 Wasser..vacationed with the couple in the Caribbean in December. Compounds Caribbean sea n. the part of the Atlantic Ocean lying between the Antilles and the mainland of Central and South America. ΚΠ 1760 Universal Gazetteer (ed. 2) Introd. sig. a3^v South America is bounded on the east by the southern part of the Atlantick ocean..and on the north by the Carribean sea. 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. iv. 275 I embarked for the island of Antigua, with the intention of calling at the different islands in the Caribbean sea, on my way once more towards the wilds of Guiana. 1913 J. Murray Ocean vi. 124 The North Equatorial Current flows westwards across the [Atlantic] ocean..until on reaching the Windward Islands it is driven partly into the Caribbean Sea. 2006 Lowell Sun (Mass.) (Nexis) 5 Jan. The thought of basking in the sun aboard a cruise ship in the middle of the turquoise Caribbean Sea must tempt even the purist Puritan. Caribbean-style adj. of a style characteristic of or associated with the Caribbean. ΚΠ 1944 Stars & Stripes 9 Feb. 2/3 Torres uses what he can get to flavor GI dishes in a manner reminiscent of Caribbean style cooking. 1985 Times 24 Aug. 3/1 The two-day Caribbean-style carnival is the biggest even of its kind in Europe. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Nov. a3/3 Wearing a Caribbean-style guayabera shirt, Mr. Uribe made it clear he had a lot of work to do. 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