1. Lucayan - Noun
2. Lucayan - Adjective
Lucayan (plural Lucayans)
One of the original inhabitants of the Bahamas before the arrival of Europeans.
Lucayan (comparative more Lucayan, superlative most Lucayan)
Of or relating to these people.
An estimated 30,000 Lucayan inhabited the Bahamas at the time of Christopher Columbus ' arrival in 1492. Source: Internet
Columbus's first landfall in the New World was on an island he named San Salvador (known to the Lucayan as Guanahani ). Source: Internet
Craton:17 Granberry and Vescelius:80-86 Keegan:48-62 From the initial colonization(s), the Lucayan expanded throughout the Bahamas in some 800 years (c. 700 – c. 1500), growing to a population of about 40,000. Source: Internet
Nearly the entire population of Lucayan (almost 40,000 people total) were transported to other islands as laborers over the next 30 years. Source: Internet
The Spanish forced much of the Lucayan population to Hispaniola for use as forced labour. Source: Internet
They came to be known as the Lucayan people. Source: Internet