Carib

noun

Car·​ib ˈker-əb 

ˈka-rəb

1

: a member of an Indigenous people of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles

2

: the language of the Caribs

Examples of Carib in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Steeped in local lore and alternatively known as the Carib Ghost, this wreck site is home to stingrays, green turtles, and lobsters. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2026

Focusing on the Columbian Exchange, Norton orients her essay around the Carib concept of iegue—a term with some similarities to the Western idea of a pet but which denoted individual beings who had been adopted and tamed, regardless of species. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025

The occasion was an annual concert held at the Carib Theater in Kingston, Jamaica. — Patricia Meschino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024

The couple walked the red carpet hand-in-hand, with Meghan in a black spaghetti strap top with Carolina Herrera skirt and Jennifer Meyer earrings, while Harry went with a suit sans tie for the evening out at the Carib Theatre in Kingston. — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024

The huge specimens are grilled simply with butter, lemon and garlic and are best eaten by hand in a ritual of shameless, messy silence, lubricated by a cleansing Carib beer. — Dominic Kocur, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Carib

• Black Carib
• Island Carib

Rhymes for Carib

• carob
• cherub

Kids Definition

Carib

noun

Car·​ib ˈkar-əb 

: a member of an Indigenous people of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles