A member of one of a number of Amerindian peoples who inhabit the coast of Central and South America and the Lesser Antilles.
Used in a Sentence
carib
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for carib.
Editorial note
They fly to Hawaii now, as well as Central America and the Carib with their AirTran acquisition.
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Quick take
A member of one of a number of Amerindian peoples who inhabit the coast of Central and South America and the Lesser Antilles.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of carib gathered in one view.
Any of the languages of these people.
The Kari'na or Carib language proper, a Cariban language.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for carib.
noun
A member of one of a number of Amerindian peoples who inhabit the coast of Central and South America and the Lesser Antilles.
noun
Any of the languages of these people.
noun
The Kari'na or Carib language proper, a Cariban language.
noun
The Kalinago or Island Carib language, an unrelated Arawakan language.
Example sentences
They fly to Hawaii now, as well as Central America and the Carib with their AirTran acquisition.
The carib indians for example were known to be cannibals, reputedly attacked Spanish settlements (supposedly for the purposes of consumption) before they themselves were conquered and enslaved.
Although both Black and hailing from much the same coordinates, do Haitians benefit from a culture that values the merits of higher education as do their Jamaican and other Carib brethren?
To compare US and India about regional power in a very skewered form is not even funny, but hey, ask LatAm and Carib about American hegemon and compare that with BD under shadow of India.
As a teen during the fruit's season I would get tired of the Carib Grackles singing up a storm(if you could even call that cacophony singing) first thing in the morning eating the ripened fruit.
There is some vestige of that in 1960s(?) Carib-pop Day-O/Day Dah Light.
But "oncogene's" (collides with counterclaiming) and "Carib's" (collides with stemming) do.
Meaning we'd have a regional, culturally-diverse landscape, with Muisca, Carib, Wayuu and other peoples spread out through the land.
A half-Carib half-French (black skin tone) girl I knew identified as French.
The "Guiana" region (land of waters), was home to the Arawak and Carib peoples, and then there was a colonial scramble between the Dutch, English and French over the last half millennia-- each respectively took over some portion and then slapped their names on it.
Quote examples
But "oncogene's" (collides with counterclaiming) and "Carib's" (collides with stemming) do.
The "Guiana" region (land of waters), was home to the Arawak and Carib peoples, and then there was a colonial scramble between the Dutch, English and French over the last half millennia-- each respectively took over some portion and then slapped their names on it.
Proper noun examples
There is some vestige of that in 1960s(?) Carib-pop Day-O/Day Dah Light.
Meaning we'd have a regional, culturally-diverse landscape, with Muisca, Carib, Wayuu and other peoples spread out through the land.
A half-Carib half-French (black skin tone) girl I knew identified as French.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use carib in a sentence?
They fly to Hawaii now, as well as Central America and the Carib with their AirTran acquisition.
What does carib mean?
A member of one of a number of Amerindian peoples who inhabit the coast of Central and South America and the Lesser Antilles.
What part of speech is carib?
carib is commonly used as noun.