Meaning Barbados
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Barbados


probably from Portuguese las barbados "the bearded;" the island so called because vines or moss hung densely from the trees. An inhabitant was called a Barbadian (1732).
Source: etymonline.com

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Barbados


(n) a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area(n) easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela
Source: beedictionary.com

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Barbados


An island in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. It is chiefly of Coral formation with no good harbors and only small streams. It was probably discovered by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century [..]
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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Barbados


An island in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. It is chiefly of coral formation with no good harbors and only small streams. It was probably discovered by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century [..]
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com





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