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Carib
[ kar-ib ]
noun
plural Caribs, (especially collectively) 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
/ 藞办忙谤瑟产 /
noun
- -ibs-ib 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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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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