Trinidad

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

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. 1864 sq. mi. (4828 sq. km).
a city in central Bolivia.

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Related formsTrin·i·da·di·an

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

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Examples from the Web for trinidad

Contemporary Examples

A desire for more information motivated the Trinidad and Tobago native to come.
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Abby Haglage
October 21, 2014
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
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
Do they realize that karela is a bitter melon, popular from China and India to Trinidad and Vietnam?
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Jace Lacob
April 2, 2013
The IDF regularly trains the United States Marine Corps and the militaries of Trinidad and Tobago and Germany.
Where in the World is the IDF?
Sahar Segal
July 5, 2012

Historical Examples

The process of crushing is just the same as we saw in Trinidad.
The Last Voyage
Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
"I'll soon have to be going on to Trinidad," he suggested a day or two later.
Plotting in Pirate Seas
Francis Rolt-Wheeler
That's bringing about a deuced curious situation in Trinidad, you know.
Plotting in Pirate Seas
Francis Rolt-Wheeler
I heard there were some in Trinidad, and there have been a few reported in Cuba.
Plotting in Pirate Seas
Francis Rolt-Wheeler
He had come from Trinidad, Colorado, and brought with him the reputation of a killer.
Oh, You Tex!
William Macleod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for trinidad

Trinidad

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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