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Arawak in a sentence

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Arawak meaning

  1. A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
  2. A member of an Arawak indigenous group.

Synonyms of Arawak

arawakan amerindian native american amerind amerindian language american-indian language american indian indian

Using Arawak

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America. | A member of an Arawak indigenous group.
  • Useful related words include: arawakan, amerindian, native american, amerind.
  • In the example corpus, arawak often appears in combinations such as: the arawak, arawak cay, on arawak.

Context around Arawak

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Arawak

  • In this selection, "arawak" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, probably, flight, leaves, cay, word and port stand out and add context to how "arawak" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arekuna alphabet arawak lessons and and at camp arawak. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "arawak" sits close to words such as abra, accies and accommodative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with arawak

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Not the kids at Camp Arawak. (6 words)

Minnis Saxons Group leaves Arawak Cay dirty following Saxon’s practice! (11 words)

International shipping is done through the Arawak Port Department on Arawak Cay. (12 words)

Dinkins, who made his first trip to Guyana this past week to better understand the dynamics of the people and passion involved, told Sunday Stabroek that Wabbani is an Arawak word for “platform” and is particularly used by hunters in the forest. (42 words)

Evenings were made for lingering at the swank Lapidus Lounge, an homage to Morris Lapidus, the famed architect who designed the site’s first resort - the Arawak Hotel, and whose joyful designs epitomized 1960s Caribbean chic. (36 words)

History The Ciboney were the first to inhabit the island of Barbuda in 2400 BC, but Arawak and Carib Indians populated the island when Christopher Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493. (33 words)

Minnis Saxons Group leaves Arawak Cay dirty following Saxon’s practice! (11 words)

Example sentences (20)

One of the more vulnerable ones is probably Arawak, or Loko, as it is more properly called, despite the fact that the largest Indigenous nation is Arawak.

International shipping is done through the Arawak Port Department on Arawak Cay.

Evenings were made for lingering at the swank Lapidus Lounge, an homage to Morris Lapidus, the famed architect who designed the site’s first resort - the Arawak Hotel, and whose joyful designs epitomized 1960s Caribbean chic.

Meanwhile police have charged a 42 year old American woman in the the fatality of American Will Jorge,42, who died on Saturday in a four-wheeler flight Arawak Cay.

Minnis Saxons Group leaves Arawak Cay dirty following Saxon’s practice!

Not the kids at Camp Arawak.

It is the latter, however, who compiled the earliest known Arawak word list in Trinidad in the 1590s, and the Spanish followed suit in the initial quarter of the 17th century.

Meanwhile, among activities executed during the year were a published Patamona Dictionary, an Arekuna alphabet, Arawak lessons and a dictionary, Akawaio and Warrau dictionaries, musical evenings, a storytelling festival and aTourism Handbook.

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After receiving information of a vessel that hit a reef shortly after 11:00pm on Long Cay located just north of Arawak Cay, Patrol craft P-40 went to investigate.

Dinkins, who made his first trip to Guyana this past week to better understand the dynamics of the people and passion involved, told Sunday Stabroek that Wabbani is an Arawak word for “platform” and is particularly used by hunters in the forest.

One can only imagine a leak, let alone a fire or explosion at a huge LNG plant on Arawak Cay.

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the Carib's superior weapons and seafaring prowess allowed them to defeat most Arawak nations in the West Indies—enslaving some, and cannibalizing others.

According to Vincent Hubbard, author of Swords, Ships & Sugar: History of Nevis, the Spanish ruling caused many of the Arawak groups who were not ethnically Caribs to "be redefined as Caribs overnight".

Arawac and Carib civilizations The Arawak lived along the eastern coast of South America, from present-day Guayana to as far south as what is now Brazil.

At the time of Christopher Columbus 's voyages, Guyana's inhabitants were divided into two groups, the Arawak along the coast and the Carib in the interior.

Discoveries reported in the local newspapers in 2006 have indicated that early Arawak settlement of the islands may have been more significant than had earlier been thought.

History The Ciboney were the first to inhabit the island of Barbuda in 2400 BC, but Arawak and Carib Indians populated the island when Christopher Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493.

It was originally produced by the indigenous Arawak and Carib peoples because these roots were a common plant of the rain forests where they lived.

Many Arawak/Taíno names and words are used in daily conversation and for many foods native to the Dominican Republic.

She had only recently been brought to St Kitts as a slave-wife after a raid on an Arawak island.

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Common combinations with arawak

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "arawak" in a sentence?
An example: "One of the more vulnerable ones is probably Arawak, or Loko, as it is more properly called, despite the fact that the largest Indigenous nation is Arawak." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "arawak" from authentic English texts.
What does "arawak" mean?
Arawak means: A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
What are synonyms of "arawak"?
Common synonyms of "arawak" include: arawakan, amerindian, native american, amerind, amerindian language, american-indian language, american indian, indian.
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