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Bridge⋅town

  [brij-toun]
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–noun
a seaport on and the capital of Barbados, on the SW coast. 8789.

Bar⋅ba⋅dos

  [bahr-bey-dohz, -dohs, -duhs]
–noun
an island in the E West Indies constituting an independent state in the Commonwealth of Nations: formerly a British colony. 257,731; 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km). Capital: Bridgetown.
Related forms:
Bar⋅ba⋅di⋅an  [bahr-bey-dee-uhn] , adjective, noun
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Bridge·town   (brĭj'toun')   
The capital of Barbados, in the West Indies. It was founded by the British in 1628. Population: 98,500.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

Barbados [(bahr-bay-dohs, bahr-bay-dohz)]

Island republic in the easternmost West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean about three hundred miles north of Venezuela.

Note: Barbados is a member of the British Commonwealth and a popular resort area.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

Barbados 
probably from Port. las barbados "the bearded," so called because the vines hung densely from the trees on the island.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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