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PRONUNCIATION OF BRIDGETOWN

Bridgetown  [ˈbrɪdʒˌtaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRIDGETOWN

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Bridgetown is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRIDGETOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bridgetown

Bridgetown

Bridgetown /ˈbrɪdʒtaʊn/, metropolitan pop 110,000 (2014), is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". The Bridgetown port, found along Carlisle Bay (at 13°06′22″N 59°37′55″W / 13.106°N 59.632°W / 13.106; -59.632 (Bridgetown port)) lies on the southwestern coast of the island. Parts of the Greater Bridgetown area (as roughly defined by the Ring Road Bypass or more commonly known as the ABC Highway), sit close to the borders of the neighbouring parishes Christ Church and St. James. The Grantley Adams International Airport for Barbados, is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Bridgetown city centre, and has daily flights to major cities in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and the Caribbean. While there is no longer local municipal government, it is governed as a political constituency within the national Parliament.

Definition of Bridgetown in the English dictionary

The definition of Bridgetown in the dictionary is the capital of Barbados, a port on the SW coast. Pop: 144 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRIDGETOWN


Allentown
ˈælənˌtaʊn
Cabbagetown
ˈkæbɪdʒˌtaʊn
Charlottetown
ˈʃɑːlətˌtaʊn
Chinatown
ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn
dogtown
ˈdɒɡˌtaʊn
Freetown
ˈfriːˌtaʊn
Georgetown
ˈdʒɔːdʒˌtaʊn
Hogtown
ˈhɒɡˌtaʊn
intown
ˈɪnˌtaʊn
Jamestown
ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn
Kingstown
ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn
midtown
ˈmɪdˌtaʊn
Motown
ˈməʊˌtaʊn
Provincetown
ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn
Queenstown
ˈkwiːnzˌtaʊn
shantytown
ˈʃæntɪˌtaʊn
Tinseltown
ˈtɪnsəlˌtaʊn
toytown
ˈtɔɪˌtaʊn
Yorktown
ˈjɔːkˌtaʊn
Youngstown
ˈjʌŋzˌtaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRIDGETOWN

Bridge of Sighs
bridge party
bridge passage
bridge player
bridge rectifier
bridge roll
bridge-builder
bridge-building
bridgeable
bridgeboard
bridgehead
bridgeless
Bridgend
Bridgeport
Bridges
Bridget

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRIDGETOWN

chief town
company town
Cookstown
county town
downtown
ghost town
go to town
home town
man about town
market town
new town
Newtown
on the town
out-of-town
resort town
small town
small-town
town
twin town
uptown

Synonyms and antonyms of Bridgetown in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Bridgetown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRIDGETOWN

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Translator English - Chinese

布里奇敦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bridgetown
570 millions of speakers

English

Bridgetown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रिजटाउन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بريدجتاون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бриджтаун
278 millions of speakers

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Bridgetown
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রিজটাউন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bridgetown
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bridgetown
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bridgetown
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブリッジタウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

브리지 타운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bridgetown
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Bridgetown
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிட்ஜ்டவுன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिजटाउन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bridgetown
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bridgetown
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bridgetown
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бриджтаун
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bridgetown
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Μπρίτζταουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bridgetown
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Bridge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bridgetown
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bridgetown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRIDGETOWN»

The term «Bridgetown» is very widely used and occupies the 6.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRIDGETOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bridgetown

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRIDGETOWN»

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Blue Mountains to Bridgetown: The Life and Journeys of ...
Documents the life and adventures of a relatively unknown French exile who reached a point further west of the Blue Mountains than Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson in their famous crossing 11 years later.
Andy MacQueen, 1993
2
Barbados - Bridgetown & the South
When the British landed on Barbados, it was uninhabited, but a primitive bridge was discovered over the Careenage in Bridgetown. It is believed that the Arawak, a people indigenous to the Caribbean, had constructed the bridge before being ...
Keith Whiting, 2012
3
Buried Landscapes: Enslaved Black Women, Sex, Confinement ...
"35 Similarly, the Jewish burial ground in Bridgetown remains sacred. Though crumbling from the passage of time, citizens worked to record the buried and restore the seventeenth-century synagogue around which the deceased congregants ...
Marisa Joanna Fuentes, 2007
4
Slave Society in the City: Bridgetown, Barbados, 1680-1834
Demographic issued, trade and commerce, gender issues, social and economic issues in the white enslaved and free coloured communities receive detailed treatment in this book.
Pedro L. V. Welch, 2003
5
Clerical and parochial records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross
From 1747 to the present time, the R. Bretway has been held with the V. Ahern, q. v. BRIDGETOWN. 1591. "B. Ville Pontis. Prior Pontis— particula de Legane locus vastns." [MS. T.C.D. E. 3. 14.] 1615. George Bradford is Curate of Bridgetown.
William Maziere Brady, 1864
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Historic Cities of the Americas: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
Stagnation (1816–1860) A census taken in 1816 recorded nearly 20,000 inhabitants living in Bridgetown and its adjoining St .Michael's Parish ,of whom 5,038wereclassif iedas whites ,1,933 as free mulattoes or blacks, and the remainder as ...
David Marley, 2005
7
Explore Barbados
infrequent 12A buses out on the main road towards Bridgetown (via Oistins Town and along the coast). If you're heading towards Crane Beach or Sam Lord's Castle, you must cross the road and wait on the other side. In any case, have your ...
Harry S. Pariser, 2000
8
The Statutes at Large: 1827-1835
XLIX, An Act to extend to Bridgetown and Digby certain Acts relating to Fire- Wards. [PASSED THE mh DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1835 ] BE it enacted, by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council and Assembly, That the Act. passed in the Second Year of ...
Nova Scotia, Richard John Uniacke, Henry H. Cogswell, 1835
9
Stretched Thin: Poor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform
Bridgetown. Bridgetown served a racially segregated, high-poverty, high- unemployment en- clave within a prosperous white metropolis that was home to a number of successful high-tech companies ...
Sandra Morgen, Joan Acker, Jill Weigt, 2013
10
Caribbean & the Bahamas
If you continue along Highway 2 towards Bridgetown, you come to Welchman Hall Gulley (t4j8 6671;open daily 9-5; adm), a cleft in Barbados's limestone cap that drips with tropical greenery, a canopy that nearly blocks out the sun and drops ...
James Henderson, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRIDGETOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bridgetown is used in the context of the following news items.
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When labour's back is pressed against the wall
... National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) succeeded this morning in bringing out over 3,000 public workers on to the streets of Bridgetown. «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
2
Europe used old list to name Caribbean countries as tax havens
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) -- The European Union has acknowledged that the list used to blacklist several Caribbean countries as tax ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
3
Antigua PM denies victimisation in arrest of former House Speaker
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Prime Minister Gaston Browne has denied allegations that his administration played a role in the arrest of ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
4
Moeen Ali on his Ashes mission: If I can make one person say …
England lost at Bridgetown and drew the series. Runs: 66. Bat Ave: 22. HS: 58. Wkts: 6. Average: 34.66. Best: 3-51. New Zealand (2 Tests). «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
CARICOM Heads of Government conclude 36th summit in Barbados
Ban told the gathering in Bridgetown that the crackdown in the Dominican Republic urgently needs to be addressed. “I have discussed this with ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
6
Regional conference on development of education being planned
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Caribbean leaders have endorsed a three-day meeting to discuss the development of education in the ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
7
REPLAY: Reliving New Glasgow High School's big win
NGHS won the first game against Bridgetown by seven points, and lost the next one by six in a thrilling final game - that one point difference all ... «The News, Jul 15»
8
OAS pleased with preparations for elections in Haiti
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Outgoing Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin says he ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
9
Hynes and Berry reach 60 x 30 final
... win in the semi-final of the Junior 'C' singles as he had too much in the tank for Eamon Codd from Bridgetown and advanced 21-3, 21-11. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
10
Comedy Crush: Phoebe Robinson Loves Comedy, Captain Planet …
What's your best off stage memory from the Bridgetown Comedy Festival? Hands down would have to be when Jessica Williams (of Daily Show ... «Autostraddle, Jul 15»

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