BARBADOS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Barbados mean?
• BARBADOS (noun)
The noun BARBADOS has 2 senses:
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 north of Venezuela
Familiarity information: BARBADOS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BARBADOS (noun)
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 north of Venezuela)
Meaning:
Easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles 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 of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
