name · verb · 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.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.dɒs/
US:/bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊs/
US:/bɑɹˈbeɪ.dəs/
US:/bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊz/
Philippines:/baɹˈba.dos/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
An island and country in the Caribbean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To press-gang (force into naval service).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: island
4
noun
Meaning 4
a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: country, state, land
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhers-? Proto-Indo-European *bhardhéh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tos Proto-Indo-European *bhardhéh2tos Proto-Italic *farβātos Latin barbātus Portuguese barbadoder. Portuguese barbadosbor. English Barbados From Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”), from barba (“beard”), due to the dense hanging moss or vines in the island.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
ባርቤዶስ
(barbedos)
— country in the Caribbean
Antillean Creole:
Barbad
— country in the Caribbean
Arabic:
بَرْبَادُوس
(barbādos, barbēdos, barbadōs)
— country in the Caribbean
Armenian:
Բարբադոս
— country in the Caribbean
Asturian:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Azerbaijani:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Belarusian:
Барба́дас
(Barbádas)
— country in the Caribbean
Bengali:
বার্বাডোস
(barbaḍōs)
— country in the Caribbean
Breton:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Bulgarian:
Барбадос
— country in the Caribbean
Burmese:
ဘာဘေးဒိုးစ်
(bhabhe:duic:)
— country in the Caribbean
Catalan:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Chinese Mandarin:
巴巴多斯
(Bābāduōsī)
— country in the Caribbean
Czech:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Danish:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Dutch:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Esperanto:
Barbado
— country in the Caribbean
Estonian:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Farefare:
Barbadro
— country in the Caribbean
Finnish:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
French:
Barbade
— country in the Caribbean
Galician:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Georgian:
ბარბადოსი
(barbadosi)
— country in the Caribbean
German:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Greek:
Μπαρμπάντος
(Barmpántos)
— country in the Caribbean
Haitian Creole:
Lababad
— country in the Caribbean
Hebrew:
בַּרְבֶּדוֹס
(barbedos)
— country in the Caribbean
Hindi:
बारबाडोस
(bārbāḍos)
— country in the Caribbean
Hungarian:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Icelandic:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Interlingua:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Irish:
Barbadós
— country in the Caribbean
Italian:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Japanese:
バルバドス
(Barubadosu)
— country in the Caribbean
Kalenjin:
Babados
— country in the Caribbean
Kamba:
Mbabedos
— country in the Caribbean
Kazakh:
Барбадос
— country in the Caribbean
Khmer:
បាបាដុស
(baabaadoh)
— country in the Caribbean
Kikuyu:
Babados
— country in the Caribbean
Korean:
바베이도스
(Babeidoseu)
— country in the Caribbean
Korean:
바베이도즈
(Babeidojeu)
— country in the Caribbean
Kyrgyz:
Барбадос
— country in the Caribbean
Lao:
ບາກບາດ
(bāk bāt)
— country in the Caribbean
Latin:
Barbāta
— country in the Caribbean
Latvian:
Barbadosa
— country in the Caribbean
Lithuanian:
Barbadosas
— country in the Caribbean
Lokono:
Ichirouganaim
— country in the Caribbean
Luhya:
Ebabados
— country in the Caribbean
Luo:
Babedos
— country in the Caribbean
Macedonian:
Барбадос
— country in the Caribbean
Maltese:
il-Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Māori:
Pāpatohe
— country in the Caribbean
Meru:
Babados
— country in the Caribbean
Mongolian:
Барбадос
— country in the Caribbean
Navajo:
Hashkʼaan bikéyah
— country in the Caribbean
Norman:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Norwegian:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Oromo:
Baarbeedoos
— country in the Caribbean
Persian:
باربادوس
(bârbâdos)
— country in the Caribbean
Polish:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Portuguese:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Punjabi:
ਬਾਰਬਾਡੋਸ
(bārbāḍos)
— country in the Caribbean
Romanian:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Russian:
Барба́дос
(Barbádos)
— country in the Caribbean
Serbo-Croatian:
Барбадос
— country in the Caribbean
Serbo-Croatian:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Slovak:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Slovene:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Spanish:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Swahili:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Swedish:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Tajik:
Барбадос
— country in the Caribbean
Tamil:
பார்படோஸ்
(pārpaṭōs)
— country in the Caribbean
Tamil:
பார்படோசு
(pārpaṭōcu)
— country in the Caribbean
Tatar:
Барбадос
— country in the Caribbean
Thai:
บาร์เบโดส
(baa-bee-dóos)
— country in the Caribbean
Turkish:
Barbados
— country in the Caribbean
Ukrainian:
Барба́дос
(Barbádos)
— country in the Caribbean
Urdu:
بارباڈوس
(bārbāḍos)
— country in the Caribbean
Uyghur:
باربادوس
(barbados)
— country in the Caribbean