Tobago
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- proper noun
- /təˈbɑːɡoʊ/
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Tobago
- What I made for you is a Tobago inspired crab Curry.
- Trinidad and Tobago
- island of Tobago
It's the United States, Israel, and the Tobago Islands.
- It's the United States, Israel, and the Tobago Islands.
- His title was Lord Leary Nicholas of Marival in Trinidad and Tobago and Nelson at the County Palatine of Lancashire.
Examples
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The Queens Bay district was one of the most promising regions in Tobago.
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During the 1780s, Tobago was in decline.
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The port connected merchants of that island to the Grenadines to the east and Tobago to the west.
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In 1770, Tobago was very much a frontier that promised opportunity and riches to ambitious investors.
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Tobago's proximity to Grenada made it a tempting investment for successful Grenadian planters and merchants.
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Last month, on his knees on a beach in Tobago, he asked her to marry him.
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By the end of 1995, Tobago will have about 1,600 hotel rooms.
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We both have Caribbean grandparents, hers from Tobago, mine from Antigua.
Compounds
A country of two islands in the southern Caribbean near Venezuela
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tobago probably gets its name from the old word tabaco, which is the same as tobacco and means 'tobacco'. Early visitors found people growing and smoking the plant, so the island became known for 'tobacco'.