Library / English Dictionary

CARIB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The family of languages spoken by the Carib

Synonyms:

Carib; Caribbean language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Carib" is a kind of...):

American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles

Synonyms:

Carib; Carib Indian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Carib" is a kind of...):

Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)

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