Trinidad

//ˈtɹɪnɪdæd// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island in the Caribbean, part of Trinidad and Tobago.

    "Down ‘D’ Islands, or DDI for short, makes it easy for visitors to island-hop around offshore parts of Trinidad that most Trinidadians don’t even know."

  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; A home rule municipality, the county seat of Las Animas County, Colorado.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A city in Humboldt County, California.

    "‘Some trouble on the road up north around Trinidad.’"

  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Henderson County, Texas.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community and ghost town in Grant County, Washington.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A neighbourhood in north-east Washington, D.C..
  2. 7
    A number of places in other countries:; A city, the capital of Beni department, Bolivia.
  3. 8
    A number of places in other countries:; A town and municipality in Casanare department, Colombia.
  4. 9
    A number of places in other countries:; A town in Sancti Spíritus province, Cuba.
  5. 10
    A number of places in other countries:; A district in Itapúa department, Paraguay.
  6. 11
    A number of places in other countries:; A municipality in Bohol province, Philippines.
  7. 12
    A number of places in other countries:; A city, the capital of Flores department, Uruguay.

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"The first Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago came from Africa."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trinidad (“trinity”), named after the Holy Trinity by Columbus to fulfill a religious vow.

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