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Car·ib  (krb)
n. pl. Carib or Car·ibs
1. also Car·i·ban (kr-bn, k-rbn) 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.
[Spanish Caribe, from earlier Carib karibna, person, Carib.]
Carib adj.
Carib [ˈkærɪb]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -ibs, -ib a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the family of languages spoken by these peoples
[from Spanish Caribe, from Arawak]
Cariban  adj
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Noun1.Carib - a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser AntillesCarib - a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles
Carib Indian
Amerindian, 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 Carib
Caribbean language
American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
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7 million capacity building project, launched in the Carib Territory of Dominica is expected to provide several benefits for the Kalinago people, reports Caribbean Net News (Jan.
Project for indigenous people by Caribbean Update
But in Dominica the Kalinago people, (Caribs is what they were called, Kalinago is what they call themselves) were granted a reservation in 1903 by the British, and so managed to preserve something of their way of life.
Windward bound by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Americas salutes this initiative by dedicating its June issue to the people of the Caribbean, who the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and current president of CARICOM, Ralph Gonsalves, describes as "the rhythm of Africa, the melody of Europe, the chords of Asia, and the songs of the Kalinago and the Garifuna.
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