Barbados
pronunciation
How to pronounce Barbados in British English:
UK [bɑ:'beidəuz]
How to pronounce Barbados in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
- easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela
Word Origin
- Barbados
- probably from Portuguese las barbados "the bearded;" the island so called because vines or moss hung densely from the trees. An inhabitant was called a Barbadian (1732).
Example
- 1. Half as expensive as barbados , antigua is one of the most enchanting islands in the english-speaking caribbean .
- 2. The couple had married in october 2004 in barbados and have a 3-year-old daughter , sam , and a 19-month-old son , charlie .
- 3. Those days have gone ; barbados has since attracted celebrities , large apartment schemes and restaurants with london prices .
- 4. The asthma rate in barbados is 17 times greater than it was in 1973 , when a major african drought began , according to one major study .
- 5. Barbados , a much more tranquil island , completed a similar process in 2002 , but has made no moves to hang anyone since .