Word
barbados
Phoneticsbar·ba·dos
/bɑɹˈbeɪdoʊs/
Definition
n. an island country in the Caribbean Sea.
n. a sovereign island nation located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies.
Examples
“We are flying to Barbados next week.”
“Many tourists visit Barbados in December to enjoy the warm weather and clear waters.”
Examples
simple
“We are flying to Barbados next week.”
contextual
“Many tourists visit Barbados in December to enjoy the warm weather and clear waters.”
Etymology
From Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”), from barba (“beard”), due to the dense hanging moss or vines in the island.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
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