- Carib Indian
- nouna member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles• Syn: ↑Carib• Hypernyms: ↑Amerindian, ↑Native American
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Carib language — Carib Kaliña, cariña Spoken in Venezuela, the Guianas, a few in Brazil Ethnicity Kali na Native speakers 7,400 (2001) … Wikipedia
Indian slavery — was the practice of using indigenous peoples of the Americas as slaves. Native American enslavement of Native AmericansIn Pre Columbian Mesoamerica the most common forms of slavery were those of prisoners of war and debtors. People unable to pay… … Wikipedia
Carib — [kar′ib] n. [AmSp < Sp caribe, caribal, altered < canibal: see CANNIBAL] 1. a member of an Indian people that formerly inhabited the S West Indies and the N coast of South America, where some members of this people still remain 2. the… … English World dictionary
Carib — /kar ib/, n., pl. Caribs, (esp. collectively) Carib. for 1. 1. a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and… … Universalium
Indian — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. Native American, American Indian, West Indian, Antillean, aboriginal American, pre Columbian, AmerIndian, prehistoric American. n. 1. [American native] Syn. Native American, American Indian, AmerIndian, Homo Americanus,… … English dictionary for students
Carib — n. member of an native Indian South American people (they inhabit chiefly the coastal areas of French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana and Venezuela) n. language spoken by the Carib people … English contemporary dictionary
Carib — Car•ib [[t]ˈkær ɪb[/t]] n. pl. ibs, (esp. collectively) ib for1. 1) peo 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) peo the… … From formal English to slang
Carib — noun Etymology: New Latin Caribes (plural), from Spanish Caribe, of Cariban origin more at cannibal Date: 1555 1. a member of an Indian people of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles 2. the language of the Caribs … New Collegiate Dictionary
Carib — noun a) A group of American Indian people of the coast of Central and South America and the Lesser Antilles. b) Any of the languages of these people. See Also: Caribbean … Wiktionary
carib grass — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a native West Indian grass (Eriochloa polystachya) grown in Florida and Texas for forage and resembling Para grass but finer stemmed and leafier … Useful english dictionary
