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🏝️ A Caribbean native 🗣️ A language group 🧑🏽‍🌾 An indigenous person
Carib

Carib

1 9.1
A member of a native people living in the Caribbean islands, especially the Lesser Antilles
  • proper noun
translation icon : caribe
  • Tituba, variously described as an African or a Carib Indian, had been purchased by Parris in Barbados, and she brought north with her beliefs and customs considered little more than "devil worship" by white Christians.
  • Carib Indians
  • Carib Territory
  • Carib fleet

Examples

  • The Carib people have a rich history of cultural traditions that date back centuries.

  • In the eastern Caribbean, the Carib Indians were largely bypassed by early colonizers.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The second Native community with ties to Latin America appearing in Our Lives is the Kalinago (Carib) from the Caribbean island of Dominica.

    Academic text (2006)

  • In a Kalina (Carib) myth, "The Tapir-Seducer," the heroine is separated from her tapir lover, who is killed by her husband.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Today, the Carib descendents still celebrate their heritage through festivals and rituals.

  • Anthropologists study the Carib to better understand the indigenous cultures of the Caribbean region.

Synonyms

Carib Indian
vsCarib
  • Archaic
8.1

A person from a native group in northeastern South America and nearby islands

focuses only on those native to the Caribbean region especially the Lesser Antilles

Compounds

Carib Indian
  • Archaic
8.1

A person from a native group in northeastern South America and nearby islands

carib wood
  • UK
9.9

A small tree from Dominica that makes many large red flowers before its leaves grow

Surface Forms

Carib main

Etymology

Carib comes from Spanish Caribe, which itself likely comes from an indigenous word for 'people' used in the region. So calling someone a Carib means they belong to the native people of the Caribbean islands and nearby coasts.