Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Barbados   /bɑrbˈeɪdoʊs/   Listen
Barbados

noun
1.
A parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area.
2.
Easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela.



Related searches:
barbados cherry
Barbados dollar
Barbados gooseberry
Barbados maidenhair
Barbados pride
Barbados-gooseberry vine
capital of Barbados
pride of barbados


WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar




"Barbados" Quotes from Famous Books



... cut. He had claret-colored suits, and snuff-colored suits, and red velvet vests, and buff and brimstone pantaloons, and several full suits of black, which, with his dark-colored face, made him look quite clerical; like a serious young colored gentleman of Barbados, about to ...
— Redburn. His First Voyage • Herman Melville
... life. Ignoring her physical pains, which had been aggravated by the mental terrors of the last two months, and sternly commanding the agony in her heart to be silent, she despatched a note at once to Dr. Hamilton,—Archibald Hamn was in Barbados,—asking him to charter a schooner, if no ship were leaving that day for the Danish Islands, and accompany her to St. Croix. He sent her word that they could sail on the following morning if the wind were ...
— The Conqueror • Gertrude Franklin Atherton
... be preceded by a moderate dose of purgative medicine: 1 pound of sulphate of magnesia (Epsom salt) or sulphate of soda (Glauber's salt), half an ounce of powdered Barbados aloes, 1 ounce of powdered ginger, 1 pint of molasses. The salts and aloes should be dissolved by stirring for a few minutes in 2 quarts of lukewarm water, then the molasses should be added, and after all the ingredients have been stirred together for about 10 minutes the dose should be ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture


Words linked to "Barbados" :   Organization of American States, Barbados dollar, island, Lesser Antilles, capital of Barbados, land, country, OAS, Caribbean, state, Barbadian, Caribees, Bridgetown


Copyright © 2024 Dictionary One.com