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Meaning of "Carib" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARIB

From Spanish Caribe, from Arawak.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CARIB

Carib  [ˈkærɪb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARIB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Carib is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CARIB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Carib in the English dictionary

The definition of Carib in the dictionary is -ibs, -ib. a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles. Other definition of Carib is the family of languages spoken by these peoples.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARIB


corncrib
ˈkɔːnˌkrɪb
crib
krɪb
Dogrib
ˈdɒɡˌrɪb
drib
drɪb
frib
frɪb
midrib
ˈmɪdˌrɪb
rib
rɪb
Sennacherib
sɛˈnækərɪb
sparerib
ˌspɛəˈrɪb
Yathrib
ˈjæθrɪb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARIB

Caria
cariacou
Cariban
Caribbean
Caribbean Sea
Caribbee bark
Caribbees
caribe
Cariboo
Cariboo Mountains
caribou
Caribou Inuit

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARIB

ad-lib
bib
dib
fib
floating rib
gib
glib
Guru Granth Sahib
Hib
jib
lib
Maghrib
mib
nib
pen nib
sahib
sib
squib
true rib
Women´s Lib

Synonyms and antonyms of Carib in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Carib» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARIB

Find out the translation of Carib to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Carib from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Carib» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加勒比
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Carib
570 millions of speakers

English

Carib
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Carib
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكاريب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Carib
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Carib
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যারিব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Carib
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karib
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Carib
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カリブ語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카리브
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karib
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Carib
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கரீப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करिब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Carib
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Carib
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

carib
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Carib
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Carib
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Carib
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Carib
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Carib
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Carib
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Carib

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARIB»

The term «Carib» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.908 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARIB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Carib» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Carib» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Carib

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QUOTES WITH «CARIB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Carib.
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Katherine Dunham
I don't think Ed Sullivan had anything to do with Carib Song.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARIB»

Discover the use of Carib in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Carib and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Carib Grammar and Dictionary
The Carib language, sometimes called Galibi or True Carib, is spoken by some 7,000 people living in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana, and Brazil.
Henk Courtz, 2008
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The Black Carib Wars: Freedom, Survival, and the Making of ...
In The Black Carib Wars, author Christopher Taylor offers the fullest, most thoroughly researched history of the Garifuna people of St. Vincent, and their uneasy conflicts and alliances with Great Britain and France.
Chris Taylor, 2012
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A Brief History of the Caribbean: From the Arawak and Carib ...
Updated through the year 2000, a descriptive and analytical history of the Caribbean traces the events that have shaped the history of the Caribbean islands in the five hundred years since the arrival of Columbus. Reprint.
Jan Rogozinski, 2008
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Diaspora Conversions: Black Carib Religion and the Recovery ...
By joining a diaspora, a society may begin to change its religious, ethnic, and even racial identifications by rethinking its "pasts." This book explores how this phenomenon affects the religion of the Garifuna.
Paul Christopher Johnson, 2007
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The Carib chief: a tragedy
2d Carib. Who comes ? Kath. A friend : Why is this streight thus guarded ? 2d Carib. To prevent All passage outward ; you, that come this way, May have free entrance. [Kathelrade passes, and comes forward to Carbal.] Kath. Hope revives !
Horace Twiss, 1819
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Law and Anthropology: International Yearbook for Legal ...
CARIB. TERRITORY. OF. DOMINICA*. Brigitte. Kossek. Introduction Small groups of descendants from the once powerful indigenous inhabitants of the Lesser Antilles now live hi the two eastern Caribbean islands of Dominica and St. Vincent, ...
René Kuppe, Richard Potz, 1994
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Gendered Vulnerabilities in the Caribbean: A Focus Upon ...
Bataka is one of the eight hamlets in the Carib Territory. I chose Bataka because it allowed me to focus on one area in the Carib Territory. In addition, the geographic location of the Carib Territory and the limited transportation makes it highly ...
Naomi Ruth Bellot, 2009
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The Amazonian Languages
DESMOND C. DERBYSHIRE I INTRODUCTION3 The Carib family contains the second largest number of languages (following Arawak) in South America. Hundreds of Carib language names can be found in the literature, but after eliminating ...
Robert M. W. Dixon, 1999
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Probable Origin of the American Indians: With Particular ...
the vocabulary, so often mentioned, for the African words, and from Rochefort and Le Breton for the Carib. The modern Carib has full one half of the words different from those given by the French authors two hundred years since, and I find the ...
James Kennedy, 1854
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Ethnological and Philological Essays: I. Probable Origin of ...
the vocabulary, so often mentioned, for the African words, and from Rochefort and Le Breton for the Carib. The modern Carib has full one half of the words different from those given by the French authors two hundred years since, and I find the ...
James Kennedy, 1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARIB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Carib is used in the context of the following news items.
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Carib-South cargo line opens at Stewart International Airport
Carib-South Airways announced its presence today as a cargo-only service that specializes in trade between here and Caribbean nations. «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
2
Hilton Debuts New Hotel Brand in Jamaica
And on Monday, the all-inclusive Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort became the first Curio hotel in the Caribbean: Jewel Paradise Cove ... «Caribbean Journal, Jul 15»
3
Odds and ends of mid-summer days
His parentage is both Carib and Cherokee. Lurching from one irrelevant thing to another: the origins of the word POSH, which generally means ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
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Retired brigadier's son pleads not guilty to drunk driving charge
... noticed a strong odour of alcohol on the driver's breath and also observed that the vehicle contained several bottles of Carib and Stag beers, ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
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Royal Caribbean Retaining Majesty of the Seas in Fleet, Planning …
Royal Caribbean will be retaining its Majesty of the Seas ship in its fleet, changing course after an announcement in 2014 that it would be ... «Caribbean Journal, Jul 15»
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Barbecue is an American tradition – of enslaved Africans and Native …
With only a few remaining Carib and Arawak indigenes, Africans quickly became the majority on the islands and, eventually, the Southeastern ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Caricom leaders call on Venezuela to erase sections of decree on …
Leaders of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) ended their two-day summit in Barbados on Saturday, calling on Venezuela to scrap ... «Caribbean News Desk, Jul 15»
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Carib music in Central Park
Reggae and soca fans reveled in Central Park to some of their favorite recording artists Saturday despite heavy showers and threatened ... «Caribbean Life, Jul 15»
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Teachers, Volunteers Needed
Carib Swim Team, Cole Bay is registering persons for its "Swim and Stroke clinics." In addition, CST is also conducting "Intensive Week-Long" swim programmes ... «Netherlands Antilles Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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The difference between grilling and barbecue
Spanish conquistadors reported seeing Taino-Arawak and Carib natives in Hispaniola roasting, drying and smoking meat "on wooden ... «CNN, Jul 15»

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