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Galibi

[ gah-lee-bee ]

adjective

, plural Ga·li·bis, (especially collectively) Ga·li·bi.
  1. the former name of the Kalina ( def ).


Galibi

/ ɡɑːˈliːbɪ /

noun

  1. -bi-bis a member of an American Indian people of French Guiana
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Carib family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Galibi1

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

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