Tobago

American  

[tuh-bey-goh] / təˈbeɪ goʊ /

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 independent republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 116 sq. mi. (300 sq. km).

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Tobago British  

/ təˈbeɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. an island in the SE Caribbean, northeast of Trinidad: ceded to Britain in 1814; joined with Trinidad in 1888 as a British colony; part of the independent republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Pop: 54 084 (2000)

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Other Word Forms

• Tobagonian noun

Example Sentences

In Trinidad and Tobago, the company is conducting seismic work to find oil and gas in the country’s deep waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Oil giant Shell has long planned to develop a natural gas field located between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, said she empathized with the Cuban people but took issue with her Jamaican counterpart's remarks.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Terminals in Maryland and Georgia that typically export LNG unloaded tankers from Trinidad and Tobago and fed the fuel into the U.S. gas grid in late January, according to financial-data provider LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Though my moms called herself Trini, for Trinidadian, she had never even been to Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore