To·ba·go (t -b  g ) An island of Trinidad and Tobago in the southeast West Indies northeast of Trinidad. Inhabited by Caribs when Columbus first visited it in 1498, the island was captured by the French in 1781 and ceded to the British in 1892. Tobago was united (1898) with Trinidad to form the colony of Trinidad and Tobago, which gained independence in 1962. |
Tobago [təˈbeɪgəʊ]
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(Placename) an island in the SE Caribbean, northeast of Trinidad: ceded to Britain in 1814; joined with Trinidad in 1888 as a British colony; part of the independent republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Pop.: 46 400 (1990)
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| Noun | 1. |  Tobago - island in West Indies the Indies, West Indies - the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago - an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 Tobagonian - a native or inhabitant of the island of Tobago in the West Indies |
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