Carib Indian (Noun)
Meaning
A member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Kalinago people are an example of a Carib Indian tribe that has preserved much of their traditional culture.
- Many Carib Indians practice a combination of their indigenous spiritual traditions and Christianity.
- The Carib Indians have traditionally made their homes in coastal villages and have often made their living through fishing.
- Christopher Columbus encountered the Carib Indians during his second voyage to the Americas, and he described them as fierce warriors.
- Arawak Indians and Carib Indians were the indigenous peoples that early European colonizers encountered in the Caribbean.