Barbuda
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5.5
- proper noun
- /bɑːrˈbuːdə/
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Barbuda
- The Prime Minister visited Barbuda to assess damage after the hurricane.
- Antigua and Barbuda
Examples
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Fishing bats are strong fliers and could return to Montserrat on their own, probably from the neighboring islands of Antigua or Barbuda.
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The only person whose opinion matters, though, is Klinsmann, and he will have another chance to call Lichaj in two weeks for the national team's upcoming qualifiers against Antigua and Barbuda and Guatemala.
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Antigua and Barbuda, you are the laughing stock of the Caribbean!
Academic text (1995) -
Antigua and Barbuda and Antigua & Barbuda, for example, or Central African Rep. and Central African Republic?
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Antigua and Barbuda and Antigua & Barbuda, for example, or Central African Rep. and Central African Republic?
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Antigua and Barbuda, Guatemala, and Jamaica are not high-level competition, but they are scrappy, dangerous teams with strong home-field advantages and nothing to lose.
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Klinsmann isn't taking anything for granted and has meticulously prepared for Antigua and Barbuda and Guatemala with the mission of taking six points from the last two games.
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After a muddy slugfest against Antigua and Barbuda on Friday, when two defenders slipped to let the host equalize in the eventual 2-1 American win, Zusi is glad for the comforts of home.
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ALBA is made up of Venezuela, Cuba, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
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Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Barbuda comes from the Spanish word barbuda, which means 'bearded'. Early visitors thought the island's trees or long seaweed looked like a beard, so they called it 'bearded', and you can even see the same root in English barber, which helps explain the name today.