/ Dictionary / Index B Barbados: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bar•ba•dos Pronunciation: (bär-bā'dōz, -dōs, -dus), [key] — n. an island in the E West Indies constituting an independent state in the Commonwealth of Nations: formerly a British colony. 245,000; 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km). Cap.: Bridgetown. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: barbados (Thesaurus) barbacan Barbados aloe Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language