Grenadian
- adjective
- /ɡrəˈneɪdiən/
- I enjoyed a wonderful meal at a restaurant that specializes in authentic Grenadian cuisine.
- Grenadian planters
Examples
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Soon after his call, local residents slaughtered approximately 5,000 Grenadian Jews.
Academic text (2008) -
She wore a brightly colored dress inspired by traditional Grenadian patterns and designs.
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Unfortunately, the RYA would not accept the medical that I had completed last year by the Grenadian doctor.
Blog text (5) -
Was it to convince himself that he is a better political administrator than his Grenadian colleague, who is many years his administrative junior?
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Belmont features an organic farm and a restaurant that serves traditional Grenadian food made with ingredients grown on-site.
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I grew up in Grenada: a white-looking mixed-race boy with an English mother and a Grenadian father.
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Tobago's proximity to Grenada made it a tempting investment for successful Grenadian planters and merchants.
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While Melville did not provide estimates for other colonies, his findings indicate a tendency of Grenadian planters to reinvest their profits elsewhere.
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While wealthy Ceded Island planters focused their energies on developing Grenadian properties, rising merchants such as Alexander Bartlet focused their attention on Tobago.
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Regional merchants benefited enormously from this arrangement since Grenadian planters purchased French coffee and cocoa estates throughout the Windward Islands with the intention of transforming them into sugar cane.
Academic text (2004)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grenadian comes from the island name Grenada. Spanish sailors named Grenada after the Spanish city Granada, a name linked to the word for 'pomegranate'. So, Grenadian means 'of or from Grenada'.