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Trinidadian

Trinidadian

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Relating to the island of Trinidad, its people, or their culture
  • adjective
  • /ˌtrɪnɪˈdædiən/
: trinitense
  • Wow, sitting before you is a Trinidadian Curry roti doughnut.
  • Trinidadian calypso
  • Trinidadian Hindus
  • Trinidadian steel

You know, CLRCLR James, great Trinidadian thinker and anti colonialist.

Examples

  • "I'm Trinidadian," he'd told Pat once, "and we sing when we talk."

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Her name was Agatha Duke, a 66-year-old Trinidadian woman who walked with a pronounced limp.

    Blog text (19)

  • See Emery 41 for her descriptions of Trinidadian customs.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Yet Trinidadian Hindus did manage to re-create local sacred sites.

    Academic text (2003)

  • In addition to the steel drums, both Trinidadian and North American ensembles use a group of percussionists known collectively as the engine room.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Soka is a musical genre that derives from Trinidadian calypso.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Trinidadian steel drums, or pan ensembles, are a popular music elective for students from upper elementary school onward.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The unique sound of the Trinidadian steel band has captivated listeners ever since its invention in the 1940s in Trinidad and Tobago.

    Academic text (2008)

  • In an effort to gain both upper-class respectability and an advantage over their peers, many Trinidadian bands in the 1950s began to perform steel band arrangements of classical pieces (usually to a calypso beat) during Carnival.

    Academic text (2008)

  • She loves the flavors of Trinidadian cuisine, especially the spicy dishes typical of the island.

Surface Forms

Trinidadian positive

Morphology

Trinidadian = Trinidad (transparent) = Trinidad + ian

The adjective is a straightforward formation from the place name 'Trinidad' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-ian' meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

Trinidadian comes from the island name Trinidad, which Spanish sailors named for the 'Trinity', plus the ending -ian that means 'from' or 'related to', like in Canadian. So a Trinidadian style or product is something 'from Trinidad' or connected to its people and culture.