Carib

noun

Car·​ib ˈker-əb 

ˈka-rəb

1

: a member of an Indian people of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles

2

: the language of the Caribs

Examples of Carib in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Focusing on the Columbian Exchange, Norton orients her essay around the Carib concept of iegue—a term with some similarities to the Western idea of a pet but which denoted individual beings who had been adopted and tamed, regardless of species. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025

After an early job at Mercury Records, Greene spent decades writing for Carib News, the leading weekly Caribbean-American news source in the U.S. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024

The occasion was an annual concert held at the Carib Theater in Kingston, Jamaica. —Patricia Meschino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024

The huge specimens are grilled simply with butter, lemon and garlic and are best eaten by hand in a ritual of shameless, messy silence, lubricated by a cleansing Carib beer. —Dominic Kocur, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024

The couple walked the red carpet hand-in-hand, with Meghan in a black spaghetti strap top with Carolina Herrera skirt and Jennifer Meyer earrings, while Harry went with a suit sans tie for the evening out at the Carib Theatre in Kingston. —Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024

For those stuck in frigid climes this holiday season, Nicole Grimes, CEO and Founder of Carib Biz Network, takes over my column with the remedy: 12 Caribbean-American brands capable of delivering a slice of the islands to your doorstep. —Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023

Steeped in local lore and alternatively known as the Carib Ghost, this wreck site is home to stingrays, green turtles, and lobsters. —Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2023

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Caribes (plural), from Spanish Caribe, of Cariban origin — more at cannibal

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Carib

• Black Carib
• Island Carib

Rhymes for Carib

• carob
• cherub

Kids Definition

Carib

noun

Car·​ib ˈkar-əb 

: a member of an Indigenous people of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles