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Barbados
bah-BAY-dos
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An island nation in the Caribbean, formerly a British colony.
"They spent their honeymoon on a beach in Barbados."
How to Use Barbados
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Caribbean island country known for its beaches and as the birthplace of the singer Rihanna.
Word Forms
Barbadosed past tense, Barbadoses singular
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Etymology
From Portuguese barbados ("bearded ones"), from barba ("beard") — supposedly describing the island's fig trees, whose long hanging roots looked like beards to early European sailors.