Bar·ba·dos (bär-b  d s , -dz, -d s) A country occupying the easternmost island of the West Indies. Probably first visited by the Portuguese, the island was settled by the British in the early 1600s, became a separate colony in 1885, and gained full independence in 1966. Bridgetown is the capital and the largest city. Population: 281,000. Bar·ba di·an adj. & n. |   |
Barbados [bɑːˈbeɪdəʊs -dəʊz -dɒs]
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(Placename) an island in the Caribbean, in the E Lesser Antilles: a British colony from 1628 to 1966, now an independent state within the Commonwealth. Language: English. Currency: Barbados dollar. Capital: Bridgetown. Pop.: 269 000 (2001). Area: 430 sq. km (166 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Barbados - a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort areaCaribbean - region including the Caribbean Islands Barbados - easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela Bridgetown, capital of Barbados - capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados |
| 2. | Barbados - easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela OAS, Organization of American States - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation Caribees, Lesser Antilles - a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies Barbados - a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area Barbadian - a native or inhabitant of Barbados |
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