Anglophone Caribbean

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The term Anglophone Caribbean is used to refer to the independent English-speaking countries of the Caribbean region. Upon a country's full independence from the United Kingdom, Anglophone Caribbean traditionally becomes the preferred sub-regional term as a replacement to British West Indies.

The independent Island-nations that are considered as Anglophone Caribbean include:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas (the), Barbados, Dominica (also French speaking), Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia (also French speaking), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Depending on personal point of view, Anglophone Caribbean may sometimes also refer to the independent English-speaking countries considered regionally as "Mainland Caribbean". These include:

Belize once known as British Honduras.
Guyana once known as British Guiana.

The Anglophone Caribbean still make up a composite cricket team that successfully competes in test matches and one-day internationals. The West Indies cricket team also includes the South American nation of Guyana, as another former British colony.

Anglophone Caribbean

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