SINCE 1828
Barbados
geographical name
Bar·ba·dos
| \ bär-ˈbā-(ˌ)dōs
, -dəs, -(ˌ)dōz\
, -dəs, -(ˌ)dōz\
Definition of Barbados
island of the British West Indies in the Lesser Antilles east of the Windward group; a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1966; capital Bridgetown area 166 square miles (432 square kilometers), population 277,821
Other Words from Barbados
Barbadian
\ bär-ˈbā-dē-ən
\
adjective or noun
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adjective or noun
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