Tobago

American  

[tuh-bey-goh] / təˈbeɪ goʊ /

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 independent republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 116 sq. mi. (300 sq. km).

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Tobago British  

/ təˈbeɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. an island in the SE Caribbean, northeast of Trinidad: ceded to Britain in 1814; joined with Trinidad in 1888 as a British colony; part of the independent republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Pop: 54 084 (2000)

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Other Word Forms

• Tobagonian noun

Example Sentences

Oil giant Shell has long planned to develop a natural gas field located between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, said she empathized with the Cuban people but took issue with her Jamaican counterpart's remarks.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“In Trinidad and Tobago, there’s a wealth of sprinting talent. So an athlete that in another nation may be the best in the country doesn’t necessarily get a look in Trinidad,” Brown said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

The gas would be piped to a Shell LNG facility in neighboring Trinidad and Tobago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

I remembered how it had felt to stand outside the Penikese hospital and learn that some of the lepers had been from islands like Cape Verde and Tobago.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk