Bridgetown

[ brij-toun ]

/ ˈbrɪdʒˌtaʊn /

noun

a seaport on and the capital of Barbados, on the SW coast.

Definition for bridgetown (2 of 2)

Barbados

[ bahr-bey-dohz, -dohs, -duh s ]

/ bɑrˈbeɪ doʊz, -doʊs, -dəs /

noun

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). Capital: Bridgetown.

Related formsBar·ba·di·an

[bahr-bey-dee-uh n] /bɑrˈbeɪ di ən/, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for bridgetown

"I wish we could get it furniture like this up in Bridgetown," Feigenbaum said.
Potash & Perlmutter|Montague Glass
But who, the people of Bridgetown asked one another, were the men in possession of her, and whence had they come?
Captain Blood|Rafael Sabatini
“But you have some kind of newspaper which circulates in Bridgetown,” I said.
Meccania|Owen Gregory
The jewellers' and silversmiths' shops in Bridgetown were brilliant as on the Paris boulevards.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude

A railway 28 m. long runs from Bridgetown partly round the coast.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bridgetown (1 of 2)

Bridgetown

/ (ˈbrɪdʒˌtaʊn) /

noun

the capital of Barbados, a port on the SW coast. Pop: 144 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for bridgetown (2 of 2)

Barbados

/ (bɑːˈbeɪdəʊs, -dəʊz, -dɒs) /

noun

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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Word Origin and History for bridgetown

Barbados

probably from Portuguese las barbados "the bearded;" the island so called because vines or moss hung densely from the trees. An inhabitant was called a Barbadian (1732).

Culture definitions for bridgetown

Barbados

[ (bahr-bay-dohs, bahr-bay-dohz) ]

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

Note

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