Trinidad

[ trin-i-dad; for 2 also Spanish tree-nee-th ahth ]

/ ˈtrɪn ɪˌdæd; for 2 also Spanish ˌtri niˈðɑð /

noun

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).

a city in central Bolivia.

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Trin·i·da·di·an

[trin-i-dey-dee-uh n, -dad-ee-] /ˌtrɪn ɪˈdeɪ di ən, -ˈdæd i-/, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for trinidad

A desire for more information motivated the Trinidad and Tobago native to come.

New York Nurses Are the Calm in Ebola’s Storm |Abby Haglage |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Shazo, as he is known, is said to have resided for a time in the United States before being deported back to Trinidad.

ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do |Michael Daly |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was able to communicate with his mother back in Trinidad via Facebook until his page was taken down.

ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do |Michael Daly |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Do they realize that karela is a bitter melon, popular from China and India to Trinidad and Vietnam?

‘Chopped’: Why I’m Obsessed with Food Network’s Reality Competition Show |Jace Lacob |April 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The IDF regularly trains the United States Marine Corps and the militaries of Trinidad and Tobago and Germany.

Where in the World is the IDF? |Sahar Segal |July 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
At Valladolid in one day they burned three convents, and among them the celebrated and magnificent Trinidad.

The War Upon Religion |Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
Don Juan Montes then said that he had known the island of Trinidad since the year 1793.

The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 |Camden Pelham
I understood they were waiting for boats to take the cargo; for the principal merchant had gone to Trinidad.

The Pirates Own Book |Charles Ellms
The most famous is named the Trinidad, which has yielded forty million dollars to its owners in a period of ten years!

Aztec Land |Maturin M. Ballou
Columbus discovered the island of Trinidad, resembling three mountains.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology |Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for trinidad

Trinidad

/ (ˈtrɪnɪˌdæd) /

noun

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)

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