Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea
geographical name arm of the Atlantic bounded on N & E by West Indies, on S by South America, & on W by Central America

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Caribbean Sea — Car′ibbe′an Sea′ n. geg 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) …   From formal English to slang

  • Caribbean Sea — /kærəbiən ˈsi/ (say karuhbeeuhn see) noun a sea between Central America, the West Indies, and South America. About 2 500 000 km2; greatest known depth 7239 m …  

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