Trinidad

[ trin-i-dad; for 2 also Spanish tree-nee-thahth ]

/ ˈtrɪn ɪˌdæd; for 2 also Spanish ˌtri niˈðɑð /

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noun

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 republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 1,864 sq. mi. (4,828 sq. km).

a city in central Bolivia.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Trinidad

Trin·i·da·di·an

[trin-i-dey-dee-uhn, -dad-ee-], /ˌtrɪn ɪˈdeɪ di ən, -ˈdæd i-/, adjective, noun

Words nearby Trinidad

trindle, trine, trine immersion, tringle, Trini, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadian, Trinil man, Trinitarian, Trinitarianism

How to use Trinidad in a sentence

Named for a city in his home country of Trinidad, the restaurant brings flavors from across the Caribbean through Prime’s modern lens.
D.C.’s restaurant scene bustling again|Evan Caplan|July 13, 2021|Washington Blade
The shootings occurred near Gallaudet University and the Trinidad neighborhood.
Man fatally shot in Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington|Peter Hermann|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
There’s no denying the simplicity of Trinidad-style aloo and channa.
Trinidad-style aloo and channa infuses an Indian classic with Caribbean flavor|Brigid Washington|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
My parents came from the Caribbean … Port of Spain, Trinidad.
What Are 7 Words To Describe The Silent Generation?|Candice Bradley|August 4, 2020|Everything After Z

A desire for more information motivated the Trinidad and Tobago native to come.
New York Nurses Are the Calm in Ebola’s Storm|Abby Haglage|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shazo, as he is known, is said to have resided for a time in the United States before being deported back to Trinidad.
ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do|Michael Daly|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was able to communicate with his mother back in Trinidad via Facebook until his page was taken down.
ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do|Michael Daly|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do they realize that karela is a bitter melon, popular from China and India to Trinidad and Vietnam?
‘Chopped’: Why I’m Obsessed with Food Network’s Reality Competition Show|Jace Lacob|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She had her first child in high school, and later married the father of her first three children, Jose Trinidad Marin.
Jenni Rivera, Mexico’s Queen of Banda, Dies in Plane Crash|Nina Strochlic|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
St. Domingo and Trinidad have been cultivated for more than two hundred years.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The native in Trinidad is bright and quick; he is not like his big lazy lout of a brother down in our Southland.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr
So he plays golf and cricket and polo in Trinidad, when, at its mildest, the heat is about equal to our August.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr
Among them was the "Santisima Trinidad," of four decks and one hundred and thirty guns, then the largest ship of war in the world.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
Don Juan Montes then said that he had known the island of Trinidad since the year 1793.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham

British Dictionary definitions for Trinidad

Trinidad

/ (ˈtrɪnɪˌdæd) /

noun

an island in the West Indies, off the NE coast of Venezuela: colonized by the Spanish in the 17th century and ceded to Britain in 1802; joined with Tobago in 1888 as a British colony; now part of the independent republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Pop: 1 208 282 (2000)

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