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Arawakan

I

noun

1. a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America

• Syn: ↑Arawak

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Arawakan (for: ↑Arawak)

• Hypernyms: ↑Amerindian, ↑Native American

2. a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America

• Syn: ↑Arawak

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Arawakan (for: ↑Arawak)

• Hypernyms: ↑Amerind, ↑Amerindian language, ↑American-Indian language, ↑American Indian, ↑Indian

II

adjective

of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak

• Pertains to noun: ↑Arawak

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Arawak

Useful english dictionary. 2012.