Trinbagonian

American  

[trin-buh-goh-nee-uhn, -gohn-yuhn] / ˌtrɪn bəˈgoʊ ni ən, -ˈgoʊn yən /

Also Trini

noun

1. an inhabitant of Trinidad and Tobago or a person of Trinidadian or Tobagonian descent.

   I met so many other Trinbagonians at the Toronto Carnival celebration!

---

adjective

1. Sometimes Trinibago of or relating to Trinidad and Tobago, the inhabitants of these islands, or people of Trinidadian or Tobagonian descent.

   I got this Trinbagonian curry recipe from a Trinibago cooking site.

Etymology

Origin of Trinbagonian

First recorded in 1975–80; Trin(idad) ( def. ) + (To)bago ( def. ) + -ian ( def. ) (as in Oregonian, Oxonian )

Example Sentences

Now as an adult, making and eating this dish provides an anchor to my Trinbagonian heritage and alleviates the bouts of homesickness that are most acute during these punishing winter months.

From Washington Post

"The performance against England, as a Trinbagonian and one of the 11 participants on the field, is something we can always look back at as something that was truly magnificent. "We have struggled with our crime rate here in Trinidad and during games in the World Cup, crime went to practically zero.

From BBC