Garifuna
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- adjective
- /ˌɡɛrɪˈfuːnə/
- The vibrant Garifuna culture is celebrated through traditional music and dance during annual festivals in Belize.
- Garifuna lifestyle
- Garifuna culture
- Garifuna people
Examples
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I'm sad to say that I never made it to either of the Bronx's Garifuna restaurants, distracted as I was by cheap beer and eggplant rollatini.
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In her speech, Miriam Miranda, President of OFRANEH, denounced the government's silent policy of expulsion through powerful industries and tourism programs that only serve to sell the Garifuna culture.
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They consider it a territorial reserve for food security and the site of a future Garifuna University (1).
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In the late 2000s, a pair of Garifuna restaurants cropped up in the neighborhoods of Woodstock and Foxhurst.
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By 1841, the major Garifuna settlement at Dangriga was reported to be a flourishing village (Shoman 1994).
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In contrast, the four nominees of the outgoing board were all Garifuna dock workers from Dangriga, who easily claimed the support of the other waterfront workers.
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On Tuesday, August 28, the third day of the camp, the INA technicians arrived and surveyed the boundaries of one of the six Garifuna cooperatives, accompanied by over 50 Garifuna men and women.
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On Tuesday, August 28, the third day of the camp, the INA technicians arrived and surveyed the boundaries of one of the six Garifuna cooperatives, accompanied by over 50 Garifuna men and women.
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The city plays host to the largest diaspora of Garinagu in the world, their presence evidenced by the flapping of their black, white, and yellow flag at the Central American Day Parade, the Garifuna Settlement Day gala, and other cultural events.
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OFRANEH hopes the authorities issue an eviction order to return the land to the Garifuna cooperatives and guarantee the security of the community in Vallecito, who continue to be harassed by powerful interests in the area.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Garifuna comes from the people's own name Garinagu, a name they used when they lived on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. So, when something is called Garifuna, it means it belongs to or comes from that 'people', their 'language', or their 'culture'.