Karankawa
noun
a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians who lived in southeastern Texas until the mid 19th century.
Karankawas
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pluralof Karankawa.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Karankawas of Texas called "mother," kaninma, the "suckler," from kanin, "the female breast."
From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Alexander F. Chamberlain
