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adj
Of or relating to a language family that developed among ancient indigenous peoples in South America and migrated to Central America and the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, including what is now the Bahamas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective
of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Arawak
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Broader terms: Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
noun
a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Arawak
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Broader terms: Amerindian, Native American
History
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