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Carib

noun Car·ib \ 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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Origin and Etymology of carib

New Latin Caribes (plural), from Spanish Caribe, of Cariban origin — more at cannibal

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