ˈkarəbən, -ˌban; kəˈrēb- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish caribán, from caribe Carib
1.
a. : a group of Amerindian peoples of northern So. America, the Lesser Antilles, and the Caribbean coast of Honduras, Guatemala, and British Honduras
b. : a member of any such peoples
2. : the language family comprising the languages of the Cariban peoples