Barbuda

American

[bahr-boo-duh] / bɑrˈbu də /

noun

one of the NE Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of Antigua and Barbuda. 62 sq. mi. (161 sq. km).

Barbuda British

/ bɑːˈbuːdə /

noun

a coral island in the E Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: part of the independent state of Antigua and Barbuda. Area: 160 sq km (62 sq miles)

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Espinosa's candidacy has been backed by Antigua and Barbuda, but not her own country.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Antigua and Barbuda recruited more than 120 nurses from Ghana in case it might “have to get rid of all of the Cuban nurses and doctors suddenly,” Prime Minister Gaston Browne said in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Barbuda is not the only Caribbean island where colonial-era laws sit at the heart of land disputes.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

U.S. citizens can obtain citizenship in Grenada, for instance, for a minimum investment of about $235,000 or in Antigua and Barbuda for about $230,000.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Witnessed a very strange rippling a-head—calculated it might be the sea-serpent—stood on to see him plain, and nearly ran on Barbuda.

From Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat

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