Kari'na

noun

An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America (in parts of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana), the mainland Caribs or Caribs proper.

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Meanings

nounKari'na pl (plural only)

alternative Kari'nja · alternative Kalina · alternative Karìna · alternative Kariña · alternative Carina · alternative Cari'na · alternative Kalinya · alternative Karinya

  1. pluralplural onlyAn indigenous people native to the north coast of South America (in parts of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana), the mainland Caribs or Caribs proper.
proper noun

alternative Kari'nja · alternative Kalina · alternative Karìna · alternative Kariña · alternative Carina · alternative Cari'na · alternative Kalinya · alternative Karinya

  1. The Cariban language traditionally spoken by these people.

    Synonyms: Carib

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Cariban language traditionally spoken by these people.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Cariban*karipona“person”
  2. Kari'nakarìna
  3. EnglishKari'na

Borrowed from Kari'na karìna, from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

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APA

Kari'na. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kari'na

MLA

“Kari'na.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kari'na. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kari'na,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kari'na.

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