Associations to the word «Arawak»

Wiktionary

ARAWAK, adjective. Pertaining to the Arawak peoples or their languages.
ARAWAK, proper noun. An Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
ARAWAK, proper noun. A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean.
ARAWAK, proper noun. A Caribbean language belonging to this group.

Dictionary definition

ARAWAK, noun. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
ARAWAK, noun. A family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne