Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country occupying the easternmost island of the West Indies. First inhabited by Arawaks and Caribs, Barbados was held briefly by the Portuguese before being settled by the British in the early 1600s. It became a separate colony in 1885 and gained full independence in 1966. Bridgetown is the capital and the largest city.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc.
- noun (Bot.) a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry.
- noun (Med.) a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates.
- noun the seeds of the
Jatropha curcas , a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. SeePhysic nut .
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- proper noun A
country in theCaribbean .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela
- noun a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
Etymologies
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Examples
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BARBADOS WHY NOW The sugary beaches of Barbados have long been a
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[Bridgetown, BARBADOS] Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary officials were pleased to read in the Nation that the Government of Barbados has apparently assigned a Bds. $1 million budget estimate for Graeme Hall.
Barbados Underground 2009
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Mainstream media are referring to Padel's stepping down as “poetic justice”, a concept which Living in Barbados is happy to comment on:
Global Voices in English » Caribbean, UK: Padel resigns from Oxford post 2009
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In fact, Trinidad blogger B.C. Pires, who now lives in Barbados, is convinced that the best place to be for the Summit is anywhere outside of Port of Spain:
Global Voices in English » Caribbean: 5th Summit Begins 2009
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Her mother was vacationing in Barbados with a stylish orthodontist.
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Born in Barbados, earlier white historians depict Tituba as Carib Indian.
Irene Monroe: Anti-Gay Bullying is Today's Witch-Hunting Irene Monroe 2010
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Early wealth in Barbados was built on remittances sent back by emigrants who went to Panamá to build the canal.
Think Progress » Mark Krikorian: ‘Haiti’s So Screwed Up Because It Wasn’t Colonized Long Enough’ 2010
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Born in Barbados, earlier white historians depict Tituba as Carib Indian.
Irene Monroe: Anti-Gay Bullying is Today's Witch-Hunting Irene Monroe 2010
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Our booklet lists snuba diving as a sanctioned shore excursion only in Barbados, but it is available in many other areas throughout the Caribbean.
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Her mother was vacationing in Barbados with a stylish orthodontist.
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