Cariban

noun

Ca·​ri·​ban ˈker-ə-bən 

ˈka-rə-bən,

kə-ˈrē-bən 

1

: a member of a group of Indian peoples of South America and the Lesser Antilles

2

: the language family comprising the languages of the Cariban peoples

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 2