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Meaning of CARIB

Pronunciation:  'karib

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the family of languages spoken by the Carib people
  2. [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
 
 See Also: American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian, Amerindian language, Indian, Native American

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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