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Car·ib | \ ˈker-əb 
, ˈka-rəb \
, ˈka-rəb \Definition of Carib
1 : a member of an Indian people of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles
2 : the language of the Caribs
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The first known use of Carib was in 1555
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