Barbadian
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- noun
- /bɑːrˈbeɪdiən/
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barbadense
- As a Barbadian, she felt a strong connection to the island's history and vibrant community.
Examples
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Lebedev last appeared in the ring on April 4, knocking out Barbadian Shawn Cox in the sixth round.
Blog text (17) -
Among my domestic staff I've had a Barbadian, a Punjabi, Sri Lankan, a Pakistani.
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The Barbadian Sunday witnessed by Pre Labat in 1700 was a long morning's work for his ministerial host but was followed by dinner and the pleasure of watching a revue of the cavalry and infantry of the country.
Academic text (2007) -
The Barbados Tourism Authority has decided to go for a new strategy and revamp its advertisements by having Barbadian-born Rihanna endorse and pose in a series of sexy promotions for the island.
Blog text (29) -
Payne and Furnham (1985) found that Barbadians and Dominicans favored structural explanations over individualistic ones.
Academic text (1997) -
Many Barbadians proudly celebrate their culture during the Crop Over festival each summer.
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The Barbadians I met during my trip were very friendly and eager to share their traditions.
Synonyms
An informal name for the island of Barbados or a person from there
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Barbadian comes from the island name Barbados, which early Portuguese sailors called 'the bearded ones' because some trees had long hanging roots that looked like beards. The ending -ian, like in Canadian, means 'from', so a Barbadian is a person 'from' Barbados.