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Carib (n.)

"one of a native people of Central America and northern South America and formerly of the Caribbean," 1550s, from Spanish Caribe, from Arawakan (West Indies) kalingo, karina, or kalino, said to mean "brave ones" or else "strong men." As an adjective by 1881.

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Definitions of Carib from WordNet

Carib (n.)
a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles;
Synonyms: Carib Indian
Carib (n.)
the family of languages spoken by the Carib;
Synonyms: Caribbean language
From wordnet.princeton.edu