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

“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

“I started checking the account every single day to make sure they were okay,” Kalina Newman, 24, a graduate student in Washington, said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2022

A mention of Jungmann and Kalina, and the Slav Congress of 1848.

From From a Terrace in Prague by Baker, Lieut.-Col. B. Granville