Antilles
Greater and Lesser
The Antilles are the islands of the Caribbean Sea, forming an arc from Florida to Venezuela.
They divide into the Greater Antilles—Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico—and the Lesser Antilles, the smaller islands curving southward.
The ship sailed through the Antilles.
The term appears mainly in geographic and historical contexts.
Tropical Atlantic basin
- West IndiesCaribbean island chain
- CubaCaribbean island country
- HispaniolaCaribbean island, two countries
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
Puerto Rico · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Barbados · Trinidad · Tobago · Dominica · Grenada
Fused language, stabilized
- ArawakIndigenous Caribbean language group
- CaribWest Indies indigenous people
- Afro-CaribbeanOf African-descended islanders
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
diaspora · heritage · carnival · reggae · calypso · zouk · merengue · patois
Of hot, humid regions
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- coral reefCalcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- palmHand's flat interior
mangrove · trade winds · coconut · sugarcane · banana · mango · papaya · cacao
Colonial Caribbean coast and sea
- colonialOf occupied territories
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- sugar tradeCommerce in crystalline sweetener
- slaveryOwnership of people
emancipation · independence · territory · commonwealth · European powers · Treaty of Paris · colonization · decolonization
Caribbean Sea
Tropical Atlantic basin
- West IndiesCaribbean island chain
- CubaCaribbean island country
- HispaniolaCaribbean island, two countries
Jamaica · Puerto Rico · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Barbados · Trinidad · Tobago · Dominica · Grenada · Saint Lucia
Creole
Fused language, stabilized
- ArawakIndigenous Caribbean language group
- CaribWest Indies indigenous people
- Afro-CaribbeanOf African-descended islanders
syncretism · diaspora · heritage · carnival · reggae · calypso · zouk · merengue · patois · Rastafari
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- coral reefCalcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
palm · mangrove · trade winds · coconut · sugarcane · banana · mango · papaya · cacao · iguana
Spanish Main
Colonial Caribbean coast and sea
- colonialOf occupied territories
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- sugar tradeCommerce in crystalline sweetener
slavery · emancipation · independence · territory · commonwealth · European powers · Treaty of Paris · colonization · decolonization
- Greater AntillesMajor Caribbean island chain