Barbados
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- proper noun
- /bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊs/
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Barbados
- I was born and raised in Barbados.
- Caribbean island of Barbados
- island of Barbados
If your stepdad is going to Barbados, help these people out.
- If your stepdad is going to Barbados, help these people out.
- No, Not to speak of the condition in which Barbados was settled.
- They're Canada, Australia, Singapore, Barbados, Trinidad and New Zealand.
- So we went to Barbados and so that was Mac rookie year.
- You know, I was paid to sail to Barbados.
- And I was on the air one night and ran across the word Barbados.
- He's got several properties in Barbados.
- And in August on our summer holiday took an internal flight from Barbados to one of the little islands, can't remember.
Examples
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Let's go to Barbados.
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The capital of Barbados is Bridgetown.
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The capital of Barbados is Bridge Town.
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So my mom literally left for Barbados Wednesday morning.
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I suppose this incredible package deal to Barbados is out.
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The entire Sullivan household went to Barbados two days ago.
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Mother's coming back tomorrow from Barbados.
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I've never been to Barbados.
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When I went on holiday to Barbados, that's the longest we've spent apart and it was hell.
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Many tourists visit Barbados to enjoy its beautiful beaches.
Synonyms
An informal name for the island of Barbados or a person from there
Compounds
A woody climbing plant with spiny stems, white fragrant flowers, and small orange-yellow fruit
A tropical fern with delicate fan-shaped leaves often grown for decoration
A small tree with bright red and yellow flowers often grown in gardens for its beauty
A West Indian climbing plant with spiny stems, white scented flowers, and small yellow or orange fruits
Surface Forms
Etymology
Barbados comes from a Portuguese word barbados meaning 'bearded', from barba 'beard'. Early sailors called the island that because the local fig trees had long hanging roots that looked like beards, and that is why the island still has this name today.