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Galibi

Galibi noun: synonym of Kari'na (“An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America”).

Noun

Galibi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of Kari'na (“An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America”).
    Synonyms:
    Kari'na

Proper noun

Galibi

  1. Synonym of Kari'na (“language”).
    Synonyms:
    Kari'na
  2. A settlement in Suriname chiefly inhabited by the Kari'na people.

Synonyms of Galibi

Origin of Galibi

Borrowed from French Galibi, ultimately from Spanish Caribe via an indigenous intermediate, possibly Karipúna Creole French or another creole. Doublet of Carib; further related to cannibal, caribe, Carijona, Garifuna, and Kari'na.

Phrases with Galibi

Questions about Galibi

What does Galibi mean?
Galibi means synonym of Kari'na (“An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America”).
What part of speech is Galibi?
Galibi can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Galibi in the dictionary

  1. gali
  2. Galia
  3. Galiano
  4. Galianos
  5. Galias
  6. Galibi
  7. Galibi Carib
  8. Galic
  9. Galicea
  10. Galich
  11. Galicia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Galibi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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