Carib

[kar-ib]

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noun

plural

Caribs ,

plural

Carib .

a member of a group of Indigenous peoples formerly dominant in the Lesser Antilles, now found in parts of the West Indies, Central America, and northeastern South America.
the family of languages spoken by the Caribs.

adjective

of or relating to the Caribs or their languages.

Carib

/ ˈ��æ��ɪ�� /

noun

a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles
the family of languages spoken by these peoples

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Other Word Forms

ˈ�䲹�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Carib¹

First recorded in 1545–55; from Spanish caribe, from Taíno caniba, caribe, apparently “brave, daring, fierce person,” perhaps ultimately a borrowing from Carib kalina, karina “(brave, strong) person” or derived from a Cariban root that also appears in the names of the Garifuna, Kalina, and Kalinago peoples; Kalina ( def. )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Carib¹

C16: from Spanish Caribe, from Arawak

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Example Sentences

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I visited in October during Creole Heritage Month, when St. Lucia’s melting pot of Arawak, Carib, African, French and Indian-influenced culture is on full display.

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Are they taunting me now, showing me what naked Caribs look like, telling me I was wrong not to believe them?

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They hired Carib Daniel Martin, an architect based in Kensington, Md., who has worked with Matt.

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Free and enslaved Black, Native American and Carib Indian people were buried here.

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His crews had observed native Caribs smoking it.

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