Caribbean Island - an island in the Caribbean Sea

sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth

Antigua and Barbuda - a country in the northern Leeward Islands

the Indies, West Indies - the string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort area

Cuba, Republic of Cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism

Haiti, Republic of Haiti - a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western Hemisphere

Dominican Republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Porto Rico, Puerto Rico, PR - a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico

Jamaica - a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism

Barbados - a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago - an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominica - a country on the island of Dominica

Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Bahamas - island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Christopher-Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis - a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983

Saint Lucia, St. Lucia - a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979