Kalina

American  

[kah-lee-nah] / kɑˈli nɑ /

noun

1. a member of an Indigenous people of French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, northern Brazil, and northern Guyana.

2. the Carib language of the Kalina.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Kalina or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Kalina

First recorded in 1950–55; from Kalina: literally, “strong men,” a self-designation; cf. Carib ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Kalina

“We’ve had a very rigid concept of nation in the past,” said Lucia de Sola, an editor of the San Salvador-based literary publisher Editorial Kalina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

Although it is not shared by his medical school friends Geraldo Aguiar and Kalina Sá, who are sitting with him at his dining table, enjoying a glass of wine.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022

While it has been difficult to deal with the surge in new arrivals they are well behaved and seem to like their new school, Kalina said.

From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2022

Gold medal favorite Kalina Valieva finished her disastrous final performance at Thursday’s Olympics and skated over to the edge of the rink, where her Russian Olympic Committee coach began to reprimand her.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022

The declaration of deputy Staněk was completed by a statement of deputy Kalina who made it quite clear that the Czechs refuse responsibility for the war, and that their sympathies are with the Entente.

From Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty by Nosek, Vladimír