Pronunciation: /bɑːˈbeɪdɒs/
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an island country in the Caribbean, the most easterly of the Caribbean islands; population 284,600 (est. 2009); official language, English; capital, Bridgetown. Barbados became a British colony in the 1630s and remained British until 1966, when it gained independence as a Commonwealth state.
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adjective & noun