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Barbuda.

An island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda. Largest city: Codrington.

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name/bɑːˈb(j)uː.də/UK/bɑɹˈb(j)u.də/US
  1. An island and dependency of Antigua and Barbuda. Largest city: Codrington.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-? Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ Proto-Italic *farðā Latin barba Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tusder. Latin -ūtus Vulgar Latin *barbūtus Spanish barbudo Spanish barbudabor. English Barbuda From Spanish barbuda (“bearded”), referring perhaps to natives' beards or fig trees. Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus. Compare Lombardy. Doublet of Barbados.

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