Caribbean
noun /ˌkærɪˈbiːən/, /kəˈrɪbiən/
/ˌkærɪˈbiːən/, /kəˈrɪbiən/
- the Caribbeanthe region consisting of the Caribbean Sea and its islands, including the West Indies, and the coasts that surround it
加勒比海地区(指加勒比海及其岛屿,包括西印度群岛及其周围海岸) CultureMany of the islands of the West Indies are members of the British commonwealth. Most of the people living in the Caribbean are descended from African slaves taken there by people from Britain and other European countries in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 1950s, many people from these islands have come to live and work in Britain, and refer to themselves as West Indians or Afro-Caribbeans.