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Barbuda

American  
[bahr-boo-duh] / bɑrˈbu də /

noun

  1. one of the NE Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of Antigua and Barbuda. 62 sq. mi. (161 sq. km).


Barbuda British  
/ bɑːˈbuːdə /

noun

  1. 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)

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U.S. citizens can obtain citizenship in Grenada, for instance, for a minimum investment of about $235,000 or in Antigua and Barbuda for about $230,000.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

These aren’t the high-cost “golden passports” of Malta or Caribbean nations such as St. Kitts and Nevis or Antigua and Barbuda, financial advisers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Dwight Benjamin's Barbuda home was one of few left relatively undamaged by Irma.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Former Antigua and Barbuda international Cochrane's 13-year playing career in club football peaked in the Championship with Crewe Alexandra, for whom he made 72 appearances between 2003 and 2006.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

From four in the afternoon, till sunset, his lordship was within sight of Barbuda, still standing to the northward.

From The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 by Harrison, James