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- proper noun A group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the
Bahamas ,Greater Antilles , and some of theLesser Antilles . - proper noun Their
Arawakan language, now extinct.
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Examples
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The Taino were the dominant culture by the year 1000.
Museum Blogs 2009
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The word 'Taino' means noble and in a twist of history the passage of the no-abortion legislation is figuratively a return to the island nation's namesake in its very aspect.
ProLifeBlogs 2009
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"You can identify as a Taino, Mexican American, Mexican.
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Guavate Forest 15mi, Cayey 12mi, Carite Forest Reserve-Blue Water Pool 20mi, Ponce 38mi, City of Humacao 35mi, Tibes 'Taino' Ceremonial Center 40 mi, San Juan 50mi, El Yunque Rainforest
American Taíno 2009
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Guavate Forest 15mi, Cayey 12mi, Carite Forest Reserve-Blue Water Pool 20mi, Ponce 38mi, City of Humacao 35mi, Tibes 'Taino' Ceremonial Center 40 mi, San Juan 50mi, El Yunque Rainforest
American Taíno 2009
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Guavate Forest 15mi, Cayey 12mi, Carite Forest Reserve-Blue Water Pool 20mi, Ponce 38mi, City of Humacao 35mi, Tibes 'Taino' Ceremonial Center 40 mi, San Juan 50mi, El Yunque Rainforest
American Taíno 2009
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The Voice of the Taino People Online notes that “the French authorities confiscated a piece of the Taino culture valued as high as one million euros …”
Global Voices in English » Puerto Rico: Debate on Censorship 2009
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The Taino were peaceful and certainly vulnerable to the European's advanced weaponry.
Vito de la Cruz: I Don't Have To Celebrate Columbus Vito de la Cruz 2011
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To Columbus, the Taino and truly, all Natives he encountered, were fodder for servitude and conquest.
Vito de la Cruz: I Don't Have To Celebrate Columbus Vito de la Cruz 2011
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In return for your offer of kind hospitality, we would offer this Taino tobacco, obtained in the far south.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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