Carib

[ kar-ib ]

/ ˈkær ɪb /

noun, plural Car·ibs, (especially collectively) Car·ib. for 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 northeastern South America.

the family of languages spoken by the Caribs.

Origin of Carib

1545–55; < Spanish caribe < Arawak

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Examples from the Web for carib

Carib tradition was developed by artists from London and Paris.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude
After its removal, and while waiting for the other viands, the host askedHow he liked Carib soup?
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2)|Anonymous
It is other than Carib, whether we look to the Moskito or the Woolwa vocabularies.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
Ojeda was, in fact, spoiling for adventure, and joyfully set sail in the direction of the Carib Islands.
Days of the Discoverers|L. Lamprey

Nevertheless, as has been already stated, the language is other than Carib.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for carib

Carib

/ (ˈkærɪb) /

noun

plural -ibs or -ib a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles

the family of languages spoken by these peoples

Derived Forms

Cariban, adjective

Word Origin for Carib

C16: from Spanish Caribe, from Arawak

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