The West Indies, more commonly referred to as the Caribbean, consists of three major island groups: the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles include some of the most well-known individual islands, including Cuba and Puerto Rico.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English Â© 2017. -chron-, root. -chron- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning time.'' This meaning is found in such words as: anachronism, chronic, chronicle, chronology, synchronize.
English for Students. This ROOT-WORD is CHROM from the Greek chroma meaning COLOR. You will find more use of this ROOT in CHROMO photography and also in CHROMOtherapy. No. 18 and No. 19 show beautifully how simple it is to understand words when you know keys PHOB meaning fear and PHIL meaning love. 1. Chroma: CHROM a (kroeâ ma) n. Color 2.