Bridgetown
[brij-toun]
- a seaport on and the capital of Barbados, on the SW coast.
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Barbados
[bahr-bey-dohz, -dohs, -duh s]
- 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.
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But to correct the sentiment he evoked a memory of what these Spaniards had performed in Bridgetown.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
Mr Marlow was going to spend some time at Bridgetown, where he had a house of business.
Salt WaterW. H. G. Kingston
It raged at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, from the 10th to the 16th, with no less fury than elsewhere.
Hurricane HurryW.H.G. Kingston
The first place at which we touched was Bridgetown, in the island of Barbadoes.
Will WeatherhelmW.H.G. Kingston
“But you have some kind of newspaper which circulates in Bridgetown,” I said.
MeccaniaOwen Gregory
Bridgetown
- the capital of Barbados, a port on the SW coast. Pop: 144 000 (2005 est)
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Barbados
- 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).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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.
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Barbados is a member of the British Commonwealth and a popular resort area.
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