Trinidad

[trin-i-dad, tree-nee-thahth]

noun

1. an island in the SE West Indies, off the NE coast of Venezuela: formerly a British colony in the Federation of the West Indies; now part of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 1,864 sq. mi. (4,828 sq. km).

2. a city in central Bolivia.

Trinidad

/ ˈtrɪnɪˌdæd /

noun

1. an island in the West Indies, off the NE coast of Venezuela: colonized by the Spanish in the 17th century and ceded to Britain in 1802; joined with Tobago in 1888 as a British colony; now part of the independent republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Pop: 1 208 282 (2000)

Other Word Forms

• Trinidadian adjective

Example Sentences

For people like Trinidad Rodriguez, who sells food on Manta's streets, the idea is misguided.

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The plan, explained Bissell, was to land the invasion force near the Cuban city of Trinidad.

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A stone's throw from Venezuela, in the eye of a political storm fueled by a US naval deployment, fishermen from the archipelago of Trinidad and Tobago fear getting caught up in the tumult.

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Venezuela’s foreign minister recently warned that Trinidad “will suffer the most tragic consequences of any intervention” by the U.S. into Venezuela.

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A US guided-missile destroyer that docked for four days in Trinidad and Tobago, within firing range of mainland Venezuela -- which called its presence a "provocation" -- departed as scheduled on Thursday, AFP witnessed.

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