Barbados

American  

[bahr-bey-dohs, -dohz, -duhs] / bɑrˈbeɪ doʊs, -doʊz, -dəs /

noun

1. an island in the E West Indies constituting an independent state in the Commonwealth of Nations: formerly a British colony. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km). Bridgetown.

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Barbados British  

/ bɑːˈbeɪdəʊs, -dɒs, -dəʊz /

noun

1. an island in the Caribbean, in the E Lesser Antilles: a British colony from 1628 to 1966, now an independent state within the Commonwealth. Language: English. Currency: Barbados dollar. Capital: Bridgetown. Pop: 288 725 (2013 est). Area: 430 sq km (166 sq miles)

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Barbados Cultural  

1. Island republic in the easternmost West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean about three hundred miles north of Venezuela.

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Barbados is a member of the British Commonwealth and a popular resort area.

Other Word Forms

• Barbadian adjective

Example Sentences

And based on our finances and the cost of real estate in our home countries of the U.K. and Barbados, we’d always assumed it was out of reach.

From The Wall Street Journal

She has properties in Los Angeles and Barbados.

From The Wall Street Journal

They had broken their trophy drought since - first in Barbados in 2024 and then Dubai last year - but back in another home final, would that pressure stop them again?

From BBC

It reflected a man with bleached blonde curls who left home in Barbados as a teenager to pursue his dreams in England.

From BBC

Backed by Brook on Sunday he was asked to open the bowling for England for the first time since a match against Australia in Barbados at the last T20 World Cup.

From BBC