Trinidad

[trin-i-dad, tree-nee-thahth]

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

2. a city in central Bolivia.

Trinidad

/ ˈtrɪnɪˌdæd /

noun

1. 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)

Other Word Forms

• Trinidadian adjective

Example Sentences

Last year she publicly revealed that despite moving from her native Trinidad to New York at an early age, she still does not have US citizenship.

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In October, a US guided missile destroyer docked at Trinidad for four days for another round of practice drills -- within firing range of Venezuela, whose government called it a "provocation."

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Sixty-one different countries have played on football's biggest stage since Scotland last featured, from North Korea to New Zealand, from Togo to Trinidad & Tobago.

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Last month, it accused Trinidad and Tobago, a laid-back twin-island nation of 1.4 million people whose prime minister is a fierce Maduro critic and Washington ally, of serving as "a US aircraft carrier."

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For people like Trinidad Rodriguez, who sells food on Manta's streets, the idea is misguided.

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