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
The Bahamas
Barbados
Dominica (also Antillean French Creole-speaking)
Grenada
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia (also Antillean French Creole-speaking)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago

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

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

Sometimes, it also includes the current British territories, however they are usually just referred to as the "British West Indies," and they include:

The Anglophone Caribbean makes 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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