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Barbados

geographical name
Bar·​ba·​dos | \ bär-ˈbā-(ˌ)dōs How to pronounce Barbados (audio) , -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

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Barbadian \ bär-​ˈbā-​dē-​ən How to pronounce Barbadian (audio) \ adjective or noun

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