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barbadian

/bɑɹˈbeɪdi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
bar-ba-di-an
IPA
/bɑɹˈbeɪdi.ən/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.

adj

Of, from, or relating to Barbados or the people of Barbados.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɑɹˈbeɪdi.ən/
  • British English: /bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/

Inflected Forms

Barbadians (plural) Barbadan (alternative)

Derived Forms

Barbadianness

Phrases

Barbadian English

Synonyms

Bajan a shortened corrupted form of Bar-Bajan

Rhymes With

canadian akkadian acadian arcadian radian palladian hadean badian scadian

Questions

How do you pronounce barbadian?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɑɹˈbeɪdi.ən/.
What does barbadian mean?
A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.

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