a member of an Indigenous Arawakan tribe of the Caribbean: the Taíno once dominated the populations of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the Bahamas, but today the Taíno line survives as part of mixed ethnicity.
the Arawakan language spoken by the early Taíno people.
a member of an American Indian people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas
the language of this people, belonging to the Arawakan family
First recorded in 1835–40; from Taíno: literally, “the noble, men of the good”
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The 65th was designated in 1920; its nickname, adopted during the Korean War, stems from Borikén, the Indigenous Taíno name for Puerto Rico.
From National Geographic • Nov. 10, 2023
Carucci’s mother, a freestyle dancer raised in the Bronx, is Puerto Rican with Taíno and African ancestry.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023
“We have so little to ourselves, to our Taíno communities that we long to honor and have these objects back.”
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021
Ignoring its Taíno name, he rechristened it San Salvador, or “Holy Savior,” in honor of Jesus Christ.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Sergio tells us that the Taíno were the indigenous population on the island.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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