Library / English Dictionary

BARBADIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Barbados

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Barbadian" is a kind of...):

West Indian (a native or inhabitant of the West Indies)

Holonyms ("Barbadian" is a member of...):

Barbados (easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela)

Derivation:

Barbadian (of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants

Example:

a Barbadian vacation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Barbados (easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela)

Derivation:

Barbadian (a native or inhabitant of Barbados)

Barbados (easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela)

Barbados (a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area)

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