Caribbean Sea: Meaning and Definition of

Car'ibbe'an Sea'

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  1. 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). Also called
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