name
Meaning 1
Synonym of Kari'na (“language”).
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kari'na
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Galibi
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name
Meaning 2
A settlement in Suriname chiefly inhabited by the Kari'na people.
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of Kari'na (“An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America”).
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Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: Kari'na
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Galibi, ultimately from Spanish Caribe via an indigenous intermediate, possibly Karipúna Creole French or another creole. Doublet of Carib; further related to cannibal, caribe, Carijona, Garifuna, and Kari'na.