Cal ‧ i ‧ ban /ˈkæləbæn, ˈkælɪbæn/ BrE AmE
a character in the play The Tempest by William ↑ Shakespeare . He is an ugly ↑ slave owned by ↑ Prospero and is only half human, since his mother is a ↑ witch (=a woman who has magic powers) , but his father is a ↑ devil (=an evil spirit) .