Meaning of CARIB
Pronunciation: | | 'karib
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- [n] the family of languages spoken by the Carib people
- [n] a member of an American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles
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| Synonyms: | | Carib Indian, Caribbean language |
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| See Also: | | American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian, Amerindian language, Indian, Native American | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Car"ib\, n.; pl. {Caries}. [See {Cannibal}.] (Ethol.)
A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the
Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a
region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly
most of the West India islands.
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