Kalina

[ kah-lee-nah ]

noun

1. a member of an Indigenous people of French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, northern Brazil, and northern Guyana.
2. the Carib language of the Kalina.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Kalina or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kalina¹

First recorded in 1950–55; from Kalina: literally, “strong men,” a self-designation; Carib ( def )

Example Sentences

Four-year veteran Victoria Kalina – who has since left the team – spoke about struggling with depression and eating disorders while she was on the team.

From BBC

In the taekwondo events, Cunningham beat North Macedonia's Dejan Georgievski to scoop gold, but double Olympic medallist Bianca Cook lost to Bulgaria's Kalina Boyadzhieva in the women's +73 kg bronze medal contest.

From BBC

“We’ve had a very rigid concept of nation in the past,” said Lucia de Sola, an editor of the San Salvador-based literary publisher Editorial Kalina.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Margolin, who lived in Staunton, is survived by his wife, Patricia Dunne Margolin, whom he married in 1982; his brothers, Arnold and Richard; a sister, Anne Kalina; two stepsons, Max and Christopher Martini; a stepdaughter, Michelle Martini; and four step-grandchildren.

From New York Times

Although it is not shared by his medical school friends Geraldo Aguiar and Kalina Sá, who are sitting with him at his dining table, enjoying a glass of wine.

From BBC