Arawak
Arawak noun: a member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
Noun
Arawak (plural Arawaks or Arawak)
- A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
- Another people, the Surinen, lived near the coast. Like the Arawaks and the Caribs, they had migrated northward into Suriname. The Arawak and Carib peoples greatly outnumbered the Surinen. The Surinen were disappearing by the late 1400s.2009 January 8, Thomas Streissguth, Suriname in Pictures, →ISBN, page 20
- A member of an Arawak indigenous group.
Proper noun
Arawak
- A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean.
- A Caribbean language belonging to this group.
Adjective
Arawak (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the Arawak peoples
Arawak meaning in Marathi
Arawak in Marathi
- people
- आरावाक ārāvāk
- group of languages
- आरावाक ārāvāk
- specific language
- आरावाक ārāvāk
- pertaining to the Arawak
- आरावाक ārāvāk
Forms of Arawak
| plural | Arawaks |
|---|---|
| plural | Arawak |
Origin of Arawak
From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono.
Questions about Arawak
- What does Arawak mean?
- Arawak means a member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
- What is Arawak in Marathi?
- Arawak in Marathi is आरावाक (ārāvāk). See Arawak meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Arawak?
- Arawak can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Arawak?
- The plural of Arawak is Arawaks.
Words near Arawak in the dictionary
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