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cargoose |
carhop |
cariama |
cariama cristata |
cariamidae |
carib
| carib indian
| carib wood
| caribbean
| caribbean island
| caribbean language
carib
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun carib has 2 senses
- carib(n = noun.person) carib indian - a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles; Array is a kind of amerindian, native american
- carib(n = noun.communication) caribbean language - the family of languages spoken by the Carib; Array is a kind of american-indian language, american indian, amerind, amerindian language, indian
CIDE DICTIONARY
carib, n. [See Cannibal.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
carib, n. & adj.
--n.
1 an aboriginal inhabitant of the southern W. Indies or the adjacent coasts.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people.
--n.
1 an aboriginal inhabitant of the southern W. Indies or the adjacent coasts.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people.
Etymology
Sp. Caribe f. Haitian
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