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Ar·a·wak | \ ˈa-rə-ˌwäk 
, -ˌwak, ˈer-ə- \
, -ˌwak, ˈer-ə- \ plural Arawak or Arawaks
Definition of Arawak
1 : a member of an Indian people of the Arawakan group now living chiefly along the coast of Guyana
2 : the language of the Arawak people
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The first known use of Arawak was in 1769
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