Arawakan

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adjective

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.

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Arawak
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Meanings

adjectiveArawakan (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America

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Arawak
Broader
AmerindianNative American

nouna family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America

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Arawak
Broader
AmerindAmerindian languageAmerican-Indian language
Also see
arawakmaipurean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

Arawakan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arawakan

MLA

“Arawakan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arawakan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arawakan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arawakan.

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