/ˈtrɪnɪˌdæd; for 2 also Spanish ˌtriniˈðɑð/Show Spelled[trin-i-dad; for 2 also Spanish tree-nee-thahth]Show IPA
noun
1.
an island in the SE West Indies, off the NE coast of Venezuela: formerly a British colony in the Federation of the West Indies; now part of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 1864 sq. mi. (4828 sq. km).
an island in the West Indies, off the NE coast of Venezuela: colonized by the Spanish in the 17th century and ceded to Britain in 1802; joined with Tobago in 1888 as a British colony; now part of the independent republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Pop: 1 208 282 (2000)