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ARAWAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Arawak mean? 

ARAWAK (noun)
  The noun ARAWAK has 2 senses:

1. a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South Americaplay

2. a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South Americaplay

  Familiarity information: ARAWAK used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARAWAK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Arawak; Arawakan

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

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

Derivation:

Arawakan (of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Arawak; Arawakan

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

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

Derivation:

Arawakan (of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak)


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