Carib

Car·ib

C0112200 (kăr′ĭb)n. pl. Carib or Car·ibs 1. also Car·i·ban (kăr′ə-bən, kə-rē′bən) A member of a group of American Indian peoples of northern South America, the Lesser Antilles, and the eastern coast of Central America.2. Any of the languages of the Carib.

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[Spanish Caribe, from earlier Carib karibna, person, Carib.]

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Car′ib adj.

Carib

(ˈkærɪb) npl -ibs or -ib1. (Peoples) a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles2. (Languages) the family of languages spoken by these peoples[C16: from Spanish Caribe, from Arawak] ˈCariban adj

Car•ib

(ˈkær ɪb)

n., pl. -ibs, (esp. collectively) -ib for 1. 1. a member of an American Indian people that aboriginally inhabited parts of the Lesser Antilles and the South American coast from E Venezuela to the Amazon delta. 2. the Cariban language of these people. 3. Cariban. 4. Island Carib. [1545–55; < Sp caribe < Arawak]

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Noun	1.	Carib - a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser AntillesCarib IndianAmerindian, Native American - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
	2.	Carib - the family of languages spoken by the CaribCaribbean languageAmerican-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians

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