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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of the southeast West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean off northeast Venezuela. It comprises the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, which were formally united as a British colony in 1898 and became independent in 1962. Port of Spain, on Trinidad, is the capital.
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- proper noun A
country in theCaribbean . Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
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Examples
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The provisional suspension of some constitutional guarantees came in response to a spate of murders blamed on the drug trade and turf wars over smuggling routes through Trinidad and Tobago, which is a trans-shipment point for South American cocaine headed to Europe and the United States.
Trinidad reports mass arrests in crackdown on crime Reuters 2011
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The fourth is from Trinidad and Tobago, which is just north of that, by the way.
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Oscar Ramjeet is an attorney at law who practices extensively throughout the Oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago, which is now gearing for next month's elections, will spend no less than a quarter of a billion dollars - $250,000,000.
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Oscar Ramjeet is an attorney at law who practices extensively throughout the Oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago, which is now gearing for next month's elections, will spend no less than a quarter of a billion dollars - $250,000,000.
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A helicopter, attached to the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago, which is outfitted with a powerful search light hovered overhead while Coast Guard vessels from its Special Naval Unit were dispatched to search the area.
unknown title 2009
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Palo Alto has questioned Canadian Superior's plans to sell its 45 per cent interest in a major natural gas field off Trinidad and Tobago, which is believed to contain as much as five trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
News1130.com 2009
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In September, Canadian Superior lent Challenger $14 million to finance its 25 per cent share of the asset off Trinidad and Tobago, which is believed to contain up to five trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Market News 2009
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Palo Alto has questioned Canadian Superior's plans to sell its 45 per cent interest in a major natural gas field off Trinidad and Tobago, which is believed to contain as much as five trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Market News 2009
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President Chávez strongly advocated that Cuba be included in the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, which is scheduled for April 17th.
Venezuela Analysis 2009
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A helicopter, attached to the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago, which is outfitted with a powerful search light hovered overhead while Coast Guard vessels from its Special Naval Unit were dispatched to search the area.
unknown title 2009
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