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BARBADOS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Barbados"):
Barbados (a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area)
Meronyms (members of "Barbados"):
Barbadian (a native or inhabitant of Barbados)
Holonyms ("Barbados" is a part of...):
Caribees; Lesser Antilles (a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies)
Holonyms ("Barbados" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
Derivation:
Barbadian (of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Barbados"):
Bridgetown; capital of Barbados (capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados)
Holonyms ("Barbados" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)
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)
