Hawaii vs. Caribbean

Hawaiinoun

a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

Hawaiinoun

the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks

Hawaii

Hawaii ( (listen) hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi] or [həˈwɐjʔi]) is a state in the Western United States located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the U.S. mainland. It is the only state outside North America, the only state composed entirely of islands, and the only state in the tropics.

Caribbeanadjective

Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central America.

Caribbeannoun

an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream

Caribbeannoun

region including the Caribbean islands

Caribbeannoun

the region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (including the West Indies), and the surrounding coasts.

Caribbeanadjective

relating to the Caribbean.

Caribbean

The Caribbean (, locally ; Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbes; Haitian Creole: Karayib; also Antillean Creole: Kawayib; Dutch: Caraïben; Papiamento: Karibe) is a region of the Americas that comprises the Caribbean Sea, its surrounding coasts, and its islands (some of which lie within the Caribbean Sea and some of which lie on the edge of the Caribbean Sea where it borders the North Atlantic Ocean). The region lies southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and of the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.