adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/
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General-American:/bɑɹˈbeɪdi.ən/
rhymes with -eɪdiən
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or relating to Barbados or the people of Barbados.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a Barbadian vacation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Barbados
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: West Indian
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
barbadianu
— of or relating to Barbados
Catalan:
barbadià
— of or relating to Barbados
Czech:
barbadoský
— of or relating to Barbados
Danish:
barbadisk
— of or relating to Barbados
Dutch:
Barbadaans
— of or relating to Barbados
Dutch:
Barbadiaans
— of or relating to Barbados
Finnish:
barbadoslainen
— of or relating to Barbados
French:
barbadien
— of or relating to Barbados
Galician:
barbadense
— of or relating to Barbados
German:
barbadisch
— of or relating to Barbados
Haitian Creole:
babadyen
— of or relating to Barbados
Irish:
Barbadach
— of or relating to Barbados
Norwegian Bokmål:
barbadisk
— of or relating to Barbados
Norwegian Nynorsk:
barbadisk
— of or relating to Barbados
Polish:
barbadoski
— of or relating to Barbados
Portuguese:
barbadiano
— of or relating to Barbados
Russian:
барбадо́сский
(barbadósskij)
— of or relating to Barbados
Spanish:
barbadense
— of or relating to Barbados
Swahili:
Kibabadosi
— of or relating to Barbados
Swedish:
barbadisk
— of or relating to Barbados
Ukrainian:
барбадо́ський
(barbadósʹkyj)
— of or relating to Barbados
Welsh:
Barbadaidd
— of or relating to Barbados
Asturian:
barbadianu
— person from Barbados
Asturian:
barbadiana
— person from Barbados
Catalan:
barbadià
— person from Barbados
Catalan:
barbadiana
— person from Barbados
Czech:
Barbadosan
— person from Barbados
Czech:
Barbadosanka
— person from Barbados
Danish:
barbadier
— person from Barbados
Dutch:
Barbadaan
— person from Barbados
Dutch:
Barbadaanse
— person from Barbados
Dutch:
Barbadiaan
— person from Barbados
Dutch:
Barbadiaanse
— person from Barbados
Finnish:
barbadoslainen
— person from Barbados
French:
Barbadien
— person from Barbados
French:
Barbadienne
— person from Barbados
Galician:
barbadense
— person from Barbados
German:
Barbadier
— person from Barbados
German:
Barbadierin
— person from Barbados
Irish:
Barbadach
— person from Barbados
Italian:
barbadiano
— person from Barbados
Italian:
barbadiana
— person from Barbados
Norwegian Bokmål:
barbader
— person from Barbados
Norwegian Nynorsk:
barbadar
— person from Barbados
Portuguese:
barbadiano
— person from Barbados
Russian:
барбадо́сец
(barbadósec)
— person from Barbados
Russian:
барбадо́ска
(barbadóska)
— person from Barbados
Spanish:
barbadense
— person from Barbados
Swahili:
Mbabadosi
— person from Barbados
Swedish:
barbadier
— person from Barbados
Swedish:
barbadiska
— person from Barbados
Ukrainian:
барбадосець
(barbadosecʹ)
— person from Barbados
