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Barbuda
[ bahr-boo-duh ]
noun
- one of the NE Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of Antigua and Barbuda. 62 sq. mi. (161 sq. km).
Barbuda
/ bɑːˈbuːdə /
noun
- a coral island in the E Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: part of the independent state of Antigua and Barbuda. Area: 160 sq km (62 sq miles)
Example Sentences
Most people seek residency in countries including Antigua and Barbuda, Portugal, Malta, Greece and Spain.
Diplomats said the expectation now was that reparatory justice would be a central focus of the agenda for the next Commonwealth summit in two years’ time in the Caribbean, possibly Antigua and Barbuda.
Aspire is spearheading legal action in Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda to overturn the 19th-Century Offences Against the Person Act, which stipulates a 10-year prison sentence for a woman who ends a pregnancy.
In recent years, a number of Anglophone Caribbean nations have repealed such laws, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados.
The funding will enable it to roll out to three other small Caribbean islands - Antigua's sister Barbuda, plus Nevis and Carriacou - later this year.
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