Trinidad

[ trin-i-dad; Spanish tree-nee-thahth ]

noun

1. 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. 1,864 sq. mi. (4,828 sq. km).
2. a city in central Bolivia.

Trinidad

/ ˈtrɪnɪˌdæd /

noun

1. 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)

Other Words From

• Trin·i·da·di·an [trin-i-, dey, -dee-, uh, n, -, dad, -ee-], adjective noun

Example Sentences

Only four players in camp were in uniform on that embarrassing night in Couva, Trinidad.

From Washington Post

Named for a city in his home country of Trinidad, the restaurant brings flavors from across the Caribbean through Prime’s modern lens.

From Washington Blade

The shootings occurred near Gallaudet University and the Trinidad neighborhood.

From Washington Post

There’s no denying the simplicity of Trinidad-style aloo and channa.

From Washington Post

My parents came from the Caribbean … Port of Spain, Trinidad.

From Everything After Z

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

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

He was able to communicate with his mother back in Trinidad via Facebook until his page was taken down.

From The Daily Beast

Do they realize that karela is a bitter melon, popular from China and India to Trinidad and Vietnam?

From The Daily Beast

She had her first child in high school, and later married the father of her first three children, Jose Trinidad Marin.

From The Daily Beast

St. Domingo and Trinidad have been cultivated for more than two hundred years.

From Project Gutenberg

The native in Trinidad is bright and quick; he is not like his big lazy lout of a brother down in our Southland.

From Project Gutenberg

So he plays golf and cricket and polo in Trinidad, when, at its mildest, the heat is about equal to our August.

From Project Gutenberg

Among them was the "Santisima Trinidad," of four decks and one hundred and thirty guns, then the largest ship of war in the world.

From Project Gutenberg

Don Juan Montes then said that he had known the island of Trinidad since the year 1793.

From Project Gutenberg