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

Derived Forms

• Barbadian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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 • Mar. 8, 2026

Properties in Los Angeles and her native Barbados are worth at least a combined $43.5 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Proctor subsequently took flights to Trinidad and also Barbados, another Caribbean island, and returned stateside without incident three more times between December 2024 and September 2025, according to his wife’s declaration.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

It will be India's first T20 World Cup since the retirements of then captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli following the final victory in Barbados in 2024.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

She tried to remember how it had felt to stand on the deck of the Dolphin and see before her the harbor of Barbados.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare