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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An island of Antigua and Barbuda in the West Indies north of Antigua. It was privately owned from the late 1600s until the 1870s.

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  • proper noun An island in the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, to the north of Antigua

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  • noun an island in Antigua and Barbuda

Etymologies

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Spanish barbuda ("bearded"), referring perhaps to natives' beards or fig trees

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