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Meaning of Taino | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtʌɪnəʊ

Definitions

  1. A member of a group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles.
  2. Their Arawakan language, now extinct.
  3. A municipality in Lombardy, Italy.

Equivalents

Español taíno
Français taino
Português taíno
Русский таи́но

Examples

“He was accepted as a Taino now and must adapt to their ways.”
“Following the birth of a baby, Tainos would perform a naming ritual where the child would be pronounced as a Taino and a human being (Keegan, 1997).”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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