Arawak

/ˈɛrəˌwɑk/
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Other forms: Arawaks

Definitions of Arawak
  1. noun
    a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
    synonyms: Arawakan
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    type of:
    Amerindian
    a dated term applied to an Indigenous person living in the Americas
  2. noun
    a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
    synonyms: Arawakan
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    type of:
    American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language
    a dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas
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