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carias andino
nounExtremely Low
/kɑːˈriː.æs ænˈdiː.nəʊ/A specific surname, most famously associated with Tiburcio Carias Andino, a Honduran military officer and politician who served as the President of Honduras from 1933 to 1949.
carib
adjectivenounC2
/ˈkær.ɪb/A general term for a member of the Indigenous Carib people of the Lesser Antilles and parts of the neighboring South American coast.
caribbean
adjectivenounB2
/ˌkær.ɪˈbiː.ən/Relating to the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the surrounding coastal regions.
caribbean current
nounLow
/ˌkær.ɪˈbiː.ən ˈkʌr.ənt/A warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that flows westward through the Caribbean Sea, forming the source of the Gulf Stream.
caribbean plate
nounLow
/ˌkærɪˈbiːən pleɪt/A major tectonic plate in the Earth's crust, underlying the Caribbean Sea and parts of Central America.
caribbean sea
nounB2
/ˌkær.ɪˈbiː.ən ˈsiː/A tropical sea of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by the West Indies, Central America, and South America.
caribbean spanish
nounC1
/ˌkær.ɪˈbiː.ən ˈspæn.ɪʃ/The variety of the Spanish language spoken in the Caribbean region.
caribbee bark
nounVery Low / Archaic
/ˈkærɪbiː bɑːk/The bark of certain West Indian trees, historically used as a febrifuge or tonic, specifically from trees of the genus Cinchona (source of quinine) or related species.
caribbees
plural-nounVery Low / Archaic
/ˌkær.ɪˈbiːz/An archaic term for the Caribbean islands, particularly referring to the Lesser Antilles.
caribe
nounRare / Specialized
/kəˈriːbeɪ/A small, aggressive freshwater fish of the piranha family, known for its sharp teeth and carnivorous behavior.
caribees
nounVery Low (archaic/historical)
/ˈkær.ɪ.biːz/An archaic or historical variant spelling referring to the Caribbean islands and their inhabitants, primarily the Carib people.
cariboo
nounVery Low
/ˈkær.ɪ.buː/A variant spelling of 'caribou', referring to a large North American reindeer.
cariboo mountains
plural-nounLow
/ˈkærɪbuː ˈmaʊntɪnz/A major subrange of the Columbia Mountains located in eastern-central British Columbia, Canada.
caribou
nounLow
/ˈkær.ɪ.buː/A large North American reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) with large antlers in both sexes, living in tundra and northern forests.
caribou inuit
nounC1
/ˈkær.ɪ.buː ˈɪn.ju.ɪt/An Inuit people, historically one of the largest Inuit groups, whose traditional territory and culture in central Canada's Nunavut and Northwest Territories were centered around the migration of the caribou (reindeer).
caricature
nounverbverb-transitiveC1/C2
/ˈkær.ɪ.kə.tʃʊər/A picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing where certain characteristics are exaggerated or distorted to create a comic, grotesque, or satirical effect.
caricature plant
nounLow
/ˈkær.ɪ.kə.tʃʊə ˌplɑːnt/A tropical houseplant (Graptophyllum pictum) with distinctive, brightly coloured leaves that appear distorted or exaggerated, as if drawn in a caricature.
caricom
acronymnounLow
/ˈkærɪkɒm/An acronym for the Caribbean Community, a political and economic union of 15 member states and 5 associate members in the Caribbean region.
carie
nounLow
/ˈkɛə.ri/A medical term for tooth decay or the progressive destruction of tooth structure by bacteria.
caries
nounC1
/ˈkɛː.riːz/the decay and crumbling of teeth or bones, specifically the bacterial destruction of tooth enamel and dentin leading to cavities

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