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NALT Full

Preferred term

Caribbean

Type

Geographical

Definition

The region including the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the countries on its Central and/or South American coasts.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

named geographical regions

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

Anguilla Island
Caicos Islands
Greater Antilles
Leeward Islands
Lesser Antilles
Montserrat
Turks and Caicos Islands
West Indies
Windward Islands

In other languages

Caribe

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/672

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