how to pronounce barbados

/bɑːɹˈbɛɪ.dɒs/

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barbados is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of barbados in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… set to sail from barbados and bonnet …”

meanings of barbados

name:

An island and country in the Caribbean.

verb:

To press-gang (force into naval service).

barbados frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word barbados occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.