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Encyclopedia > Barbados (disambiguation)

Barbados can refer to:

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Places

  • Barbados, an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean
  • Barbados Island, Pennsylvania, an island in the Schuylkill River located to the south of Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
  • Barbadoes, a former name of Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, D.C.
  • Mártires de Barbados Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Bayamo, Cuba

Barbados Island is an island in the Schuylkill River south of Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. ... Theodore Roosevelt Island is a national park located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. named after the 26th president of the United States. ...

People

  • Joe Walcott, also known as "The Barbados Demon", an early twentieth century boxer
  • Barbados Slim, a fictional character on the US-based Television show Futurama

Joe Walcott, The Barbados Demon was born in Demarara, British Guyana on March 13, 1873, and died October 1, 1935. ... Futurama is an animated American cartoon series (1999-2003) created by Matt Groening (who also created The Simpsons). ...

Animals

The Barbados Blackbelly Sheep is a unique breed that was developed in the Caribbean. ... The Barbados raccoon was a species (or subspecies, some say) of raccoon, that inhabited the Caribbean island of Barbados. ...

Plants

  • Barbados Aloe, a nickname for a species of aloe plant formally known as Aloe vera
  • Barbados Cherry, the nickname of a plant known as Acerola
  • Barbados gooseberry, the nickname for a plant species known as Pereskia aculeata
  • The Barbados Silver Palm (Coccothrinax barbadensis)
  • Muscovado, a style of sugar also known as "Barbados"

Species See Species For other uses, see Aloe (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Malpighia glabra Acerola (Malpighia glabra), also known as Barbados Cherry or West Indian Cherry, is a tropical fruit tree of the Malpighiaceae family. ... Binomial name Pereskia aculeata Pereskia aculeata (Barbados gooseberry) is a species of Pereskia, a genus of unusual cacti with spiny non-succulent stems and large leaves. ... Muscovado is a type of unrefined sugar with a strong molasses flavour. ...

Other

  • Barbados Slave Code, a system in Barbados and later South Carolina devised to establish African slavery
  • The Barbados Plan of Action (BPOA), the widely used name of a United Nations document created in Barbados in 1994 during the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
  • HMS Barbados, a United States ship lent to the British Royal Navy
  • Barbados (band), a Swedish band who participated in Melodifestivalen several times
  • Barbados (song), a UK #1 single for Typically Tropical


 

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