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单词 barbudan
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Barbudanadj.n.

Brit. /bɑːˈbjuːdn/, U.S. /bɑrˈb(j)ud(ə)n/, Caribbean English /baː(r)ˈbjuːd(a)n/, /baː(r)ˈbjuːd(ʌ)n/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Barbuda , -an suffix.
Etymology: < Barbuda, the name of an island in the Lesser Antilles (Leeward Islands) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Barbudian n.The place name name is found in English contexts from the beginning of the 17th cent.; it reflects the Spanish place name Barbuda (early 16th cent. as la Barbuda ) < barbuda , use as noun of the feminine of barbudo bearded (see barbudo n.), perhaps so called on account of the appearance of the vegetation; compare the name of Barbados and the discussion at Barbadian n. In early use the place name also appears as †Barbada (17th cent.), reflecting Spanish la Barbada (16th cent.) < the feminine of Spanish barbado bearded, formed with a different suffix, but used interchangeably with barbudo in the early modern period. As a result, the name of the island can be difficult to distinguish from that of Barbados in some early texts.
A. adj.
Of, belonging to, or relating to Barbuda or its natives or inhabitants.Formerly a British colony, Barbuda gained independence in 1981 and is part of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
ΚΠ
1864 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 20 i. 373 The neighbouring Barbudan limestone has no siliceous corals, yet it is of the same age as the Antiguan Marl.
1984 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East, Afr. & Lat. Amer. (B.B.C.) 20 Apr. ME/7623/iii The one seat not taken by ALP was the only Barbudan seat won, uncontested, by the Independent, Eric Burton.
2017 CANA News (Nexis) 14 Sept. There is a natural desire by the Barbudan community to return to the island.
B. n.
A native or inhabitant of the island of Barbuda; a person of Barbudan descent.
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1885 J. Ray & J. M. Menzies Captain's Yarns vi, in Army & Navy Mag. Sept. 464 The Barbudans had shown so much true sympathy, and been so lavish of their kindness to us.
1967 Daily Mail 12 Dec. 2/2 The average height of the Barbudans is 6ft. 6in.
2018 CANA News (Nexis) 3 Nov. A welcome development for Antiguans and Barbudans who can now travel to Barbados.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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