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ARAWAK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Arawak mean?
• ARAWAK (noun)
The noun ARAWAK has 2 senses:
1. a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
2. a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
Familiarity information: ARAWAK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Arawak; Arawakan
Hypernyms ("Arawak" is a kind of...):
Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)
Derivation:
Arawakan (of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Arawak; Arawakan
Hypernyms ("Arawak" is a kind of...):
American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)
Derivation:
Arawakan (of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak)
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