Definition of Taino

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Tai·no    (tn) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. Taino or Tai·nos

1. A member of an Arawak people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas who became extinct under Spanish colonization during the 16th century.
2. The language of this people.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Spanish, of American Indian origin

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