Antillean

American  

[an-til-ee-uhn, -yuhn] / ænˈtɪl i ən, -yən /

noun

plural

Antilleans

1. a native or inhabitant of the Antilles.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Antilles or its inhabitants.

Example Sentences

The paper highlights examples including Lua the Antillean manatee -- a species severely depleted by habitat loss and hunting in Brazil.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023

Born to famed singer Lionel Benjamin in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Mikaben was a vocalist, composer and producer who spanned several genres, including Haitian kompa, the Antillean zouk, Jamaican reggae and hip-hop.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2022

The two events followed an online petition asking Christie’s to stop the sale of sacred artifacts of the Taíno, an Indigenous people of the Caribbean whose descendants can now be found throughout the Antillean islands.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

Tree frogs and rain frogs croak and chirp while Antillean nighthawks chitter overhead.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2017

Of these there are two well-defined belts, each trending in general north and south, or directly across the longer axes of the folds of the Antillean mountains.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)