Ga·ri·fu·na
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plural Garifuna or Garifunas
Definition of Garifuna
: a member of a people of African and American Indian descent that live mainly along the Caribbean coast of northern Central America
— called also Black Carib
also : the Arawakan language containing many Cariban elements spoken by the GarifunasKeep scrolling for more
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“Garifuna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Garifuna. Accessed 6 May. 2021.
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The first known use of Garifuna was in 1901
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