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Barbados is an English word with synonyms like country or state. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Barbados in a sentence

Barbados meaning

An island and country in the Caribbean.

Synonyms of Barbados

country state land island

Related words

Other words often associated with Barbados or its synonyms:

nation ground commonwealth get domain zone immovable regime express arrive people realty

Using Barbados

  • The main meaning on this page is: An island and country in the Caribbean.
  • Useful related words include: country, state, land, island.
  • In the example corpus, barbados often appears in combinations such as: in barbados, barbados and, to barbados.

Context around Barbados

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

name 1× word 1× los 1× pun 1× issues 1× station 1× islands 1× international 1×

Often after:

win 1× tab 1× labour 1× sunday 1× subash 1× main 1× seen 1× withdrawal 1× became 1× director 1×

Sentence patterns with Barbados

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and is barbados s biggest 1× back from barbados through miami 1× barbados alongside dominica 1× barbados is now 1× barbados main carnival 1× barbados was the 1× caribbean where barbados broke with 1× commissioner to barbados and the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a consultant for 1× also present at 1× an eight year 1× and in november 1× athletes from the 1× barbados alongside dominica 1×

Common sentence endings:

a health crisis 1× a single state 1× bank isaac solomon 1× barbados electoral system 1× barbados has died 1× global fishing industry 1×

Words around Barbados

Just before it in the word index:

barbadians 7 barbadian 43 barbadensis 2 barbacoa 10 barba 21 barb 145

Just after it in the word index:

barbagallo 7 barbaja 3 barbano 2 barbar 3 barbara 1.306 barbarella 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

abnormal 387 apologise 387 arteta 387 aussie 387 austerity 387 coasts 387

Corpus analysis for Barbados

  • In this selection, "barbados" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, name, word, los, win, tab and labour stand out and add context to how "barbados" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and is barbados s biggest and back from barbados through miami. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "barbados" sits close to words such as abnormal, apologise and arteta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with barbados

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Barbados is now a republic. (5 words)

Diaspora voting: A risk to Barbados’ electoral system? (8 words)

Barbados was the first ever slave colony and the most brutal. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Don Don maybe it’s not Donald J Trump or his supporters maybe it’s people like you flying to Barbados then flying back from Barbados through Miami to Boston then coming to the Vineyard because they feel the need to take a vacation during a health crisis. (48 words)

Also present at the courtesy call were Zambia’s Director of Sports, John Zulu and the Chief Sports Development Officer, Raphael Mulenga, and Barbados’ Director of Sports at the National Sports Council, Neil Murrell, and Youth Commissioner I, Shawn Burke. (40 words)

The agreement was signed as a result of the high demand for gold in Barbados, and the high-quality jewellery produced in Guyana, which is of particular interest to residents and tourists in Barbados. (34 words)

Question examples

Diaspora voting: A risk to Barbados’ electoral system? (8 words)

Exclamation examples

When Barbados win, dem boys seh it was like Christmas come early—people jumping, hugging up strangers, and some even drinking pun Barbados tab! (24 words)

Example sentences (20)

Etymology The name Barbados is either the Portuguese word Barbados or the Spanish equivalent los Barbados, both meaning "the bearded ones".

The agreement was signed as a result of the high demand for gold in Barbados, and the high-quality jewellery produced in Guyana, which is of particular interest to residents and tourists in Barbados.

When Barbados win, dem boys seh it was like Christmas come early—people jumping, hugging up strangers, and some even drinking pun Barbados tab!

Don Don maybe it’s not Donald J Trump or his supporters maybe it’s people like you flying to Barbados then flying back from Barbados through Miami to Boston then coming to the Vineyard because they feel the need to take a vacation during a health crisis.

Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, addressed the issue of climate change when he delivered the feature address at the 81st annual Convention of the Barbados Labour Party at Queens Park in Barbados Sunday.

A consultant for the Washington University of Barbados, Subash Agarwal, questioned the procedures the unaccredited university went through to be registered in Barbados.

Barbados main Carnival is known as Crop Over and is Barbados's biggest festival.

Environmental issues Barbados, seen from the International Space Station Barbados is susceptible to environmental pressures.

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Soon after Barbados' withdrawal from the Windward Islands, Barbados became aware that Tobago was going to be amalgamated with another territory as part of a single state.

Also present at the courtesy call were Zambia’s Director of Sports, John Zulu and the Chief Sports Development Officer, Raphael Mulenga, and Barbados’ Director of Sports at the National Sports Council, Neil Murrell, and Youth Commissioner I, Shawn Burke.

And in November, 2006 she was criticised in the press for taking what was described as “a junket” in Barbados to discuss world poverty issues.

An eight-year-old boy who was left brain dead after falling ill on holiday with his family in Barbados has died.

Athletes from the Phoenix Jiu-jitsu club at the International Barbados Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships.

Barbados, alongside Dominica, also became one of the newest signatories to the Copenhagen Declaration aimed at combatting transnational organised crime in the global fishing industry.

Barbados is now a republic.

Barbados was the first ever slave colony and the most brutal.

Charles is now the head of state in of those lands, from Australia, where that royal role has long been controversial, to the Caribbean, where Barbados broke with the monarchy in 2021.

Diaspora voting: A risk to Barbados’ electoral system?

For a flight-free option, some cruise lines have sailings that depart from Portsmouth or Southampton for a Caribbean islands tour, including a stop in Barbados.

From left: British High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Scott Furssedonn–Wood, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves and Vice President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Isaac Solomon.

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Common combinations with barbados

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "barbados" in a sentence?
An example: "Etymology The name Barbados is either the Portuguese word Barbados or the Spanish equivalent los Barbados, both meaning "the bearded ones"." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "barbados" from authentic English texts.
What does "barbados" mean?
Barbados means: An island and country in the Caribbean.
What are synonyms of "barbados"?
Common synonyms of "barbados" include: country, state, land, island.
How many example sentences with "barbados" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "barbados", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.