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Barbados

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.dɒs/
  • US: /bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊs/
  • US: /bɑɹˈbeɪ.dəs/
  • US: /bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊz/
  • Philippines: /baɹˈba.dos/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B AA0 R B EY1 D OW0 S 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

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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

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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

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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
  • Uzbek: Barbados — country in the Caribbean
  • Vietnamese: Bác-ba-đốt — country in the Caribbean
  • Welsh: Barbados — country in the Caribbean
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