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Caraibi

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Etymology

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From Spanish Caribe, from a Taíno or Kalinago term corresponding to karifuna (“Kalinago person”) in modern Kalinago, a borrowing from a Cariban language, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Compare Kari'na karìna (“Carib person”).

The word came through French Caraïbes (/kaʁaˈib/) and English Caribe (/kæɹˈaɪbiː/).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈraj.bi/, (traditional) /ka.raˈi.bi/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ajbi, (traditional) -ibi
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧rài‧bi, (traditional) Ca‧ra‧ì‧bi

Proper noun

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Caraibi m pl (plural only)

  1. Caribbean (a continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America)

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Caraibi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^
    (Can we date this quote?), “Caribi”, in Treccani‎[1]:
    Nome regionale di uso corrente per indicare l’America Centrale insulare, ma spesso esteso all’America Centrale istmica e alla parte settentrionale del Sudamerica.
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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