Knowra Caribbean Caribbean The Caribbean is a region centered on the Caribbean Sea, encompassing its islands and neighboring mainland coasts. Its geography and history connect Indigenous societies, European empires, Africa, and the Americas.
Caribbean Sea : A tropical sea bordered by the Greater Antilles, Central America, and northern South America. The sea gives the region its name and forms its central geographic feature.
Taíno : An Indigenous people of the Greater Antilles and Bahamas encountered by Europeans in the late fifteenth century. Taíno societies were among the region's major populations before European conquest.
Aimé Césaire : A Martinican poet and politician whose writing helped shape Négritude and anticolonial thought. His work linked Caribbean identity to African heritage and resistance to colonial rule.
Caribbean English : A range of English varieties spoken across Caribbean societies, shaped by local histories and languages. Its regional varieties reflect British colonial histories and local cultural development.
West Indies : A historical geographic name for the islands of the Caribbean and sometimes nearby mainland territories. It often overlaps with Caribbean, but its island-centered usage can exclude mainland coasts.
Greater Antilles : The large Caribbean islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. These major islands form the northern arc of the region.
Carib people : An Indigenous people historically associated with the Lesser Antilles and parts of northern South America. European accounts and later colonial labels shaped how Caribbean identities were described.
C. L. R. James : A Trinidadian historian and writer known for his account of the Haitian Revolution and anticolonial politics. His history placed a Caribbean revolution at the center of modern world history.
Caribbean Spanish : Spanish varieties spoken in the Caribbean and nearby areas, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Spanish-speaking societies are central to the region's cultural and demographic diversity.
Latin America : A broad region of the Americas where Romance languages and their cultural legacies are prominent. The Caribbean overlaps with Latin America, though neither label fully contains the other.
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