Galibi

[ gah-lee-bee ]

adjective; noun,plural Ga·li·bis, (especially collectively) Ga·li·bi.

the former name of the Kalina.

Origin of Galibi

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French, from Carib; see origin at cannibal

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British Dictionary definitions for Galibi

Galibi

/ (ɡɑːˈliːbɪ) /

noun

plural -bi or -bis a member of an American Indian people of French Guiana
the language of this people, belonging to the Carib family

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