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Caribbean vs Patois - What's the difference?

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caribbean

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola).
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Caribbean Sea
  • The countries that occupy the region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola)
  • patois

    English

    Noun

    (patois)
  • A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.
  • Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
  • Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, , Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti).
  • A Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
  • Jargon or cant.