Definitions

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

  • An island of Trinidad and Tobago in the Atlantic Ocean off northeast Venezuela. The island was inhabited by Arawaks when Columbus claimed it for Spain in 1498. A Spanish possession for the next three centuries, it was largely neglected by Spain and was a frequent target for Dutch, French, and British buccaneers. Seized by Great Britain in 1797, Trinidad was later joined with Tobago to form the colony of Trinidad and Tobago (1898).

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  • proper noun An island of the Caribbean and part of Trinidad and Tobago.

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  • noun an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela

Etymologies

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Spanish trinidad ("trinity"), named after the Holy Trinity by Columbus to fulfill a religious vow.

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Examples

  • TRINIDAD - A Trinidad man was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Friday for his role in the stabbing death of Jeremy "Alex" Popoff.

    News/local from www.chieftain.com 2009

  • PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD (BosNewsLife) -- Police in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, March 26, continued an investigation into the killing of a fisherman-turned-pastor who was gunned down in the shack he used as a church.

    BosNewsLife - Christian News Agency 2009

  • Port of Spain, TRINIDAD (CNN) -- Trinidad hosted the Caribbean's largest Carnival celebration Tuesday.

    CNN.com 2009

  • TRINIDAD - A woman accused of hiring two hitmen to kill a Trinidad man last year entered a not-guilty plea Friday and will face a jury trial in May

    News/local from www.chieftain.com 2009

  • TRINIDAD - A man accused of first-degree murder in Trinidad is taking a plea deal in return for a smaller charge.

    unknown title 2009

  • TRINIDAD - A man accused of first-degree murder in Trinidad is taking a plea deal in return for a smaller charge.

    unknown title 2009

  • PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD (BosNewsLife) -- Police in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, March 26, continued an investigation into the killing of a fisherman-turned-pastor who was gunned down in the shack he used as a church.

    BosNewsLife - Christian News Agency 2009

  • PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD (BosNewsLife) -- Police in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, March 26, continued an investigation into the killing of a fisherman-turned-pastor who was gunned down in the shack he used as a church.

    BosNewsLife - Christian News Agency 2009

  • PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD (BosNewsLife) -- Police in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, March 26, continued an investigation into the killing of a fisherman-turned-pastor who was gunned down in the shack he used as a church.

    BosNewsLife - Christian News Agency 2009

  • Cordovi: The former diplomat refers to what he calls the Trinidad disaster, that is to say, the group of men who arrived in Cuba from the

    TELEVISION INTERVIEW 1960

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