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CARIB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Carib mean?
• CARIB (noun)
The noun CARIB has 2 senses:
1. a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles
2. the family of languages spoken by the Carib
Familiarity information: CARIB used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Carib; Carib Indian
Hypernyms ("Carib" is a kind of...):
Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The family of languages spoken by the Carib
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Carib; Caribbean language
Hypernyms ("Carib" is a kind of...):
American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)
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