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Carib

[ kar-ib ]

noun

plural Caribs, (especially collectively) Carib
  1. 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.
  2. the family of languages spoken by the Caribs.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Caribs or their languages.

Carib

/ 藞办忙谤瑟产 /

noun

  1. -ibs-ib a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles
  2. the family of languages spoken by these peoples
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞颁补谤颈产补苍, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Carib1

First recorded in 1545鈥55; from Spanish caribe, from 罢补铆苍辞 caniba, caribe, apparently 鈥渂rave, daring, fierce person,鈥 perhaps ultimately a borrowing from Carib kalina, karina 鈥(brave, strong) person鈥 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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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Carib1

C16: from Spanish Caribe, from Arawak
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I visited in October during Creole Heritage Month, when St. Lucia鈥檚 melting pot of Arawak, Carib, African, French and Indian-influenced culture is on full display.

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There are probably Carib Indians on the island, Captain Newport tells us, but we will give them beads and our soldiers will stand guard at night, and we鈥檒l be safe.

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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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