Barbados (disambiguation) explained

Barbados is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean (formerly spelt Barbadoes).

Barbados or Barbadoes may also refer to:

Places

• Barbadoes 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
• Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, a hotel with a themed area by the name of Barbados
• New Barbadoes Township, New Jersey, a township in Bergen County, New Jersey
• New Barbadoes Neck
• Barbadoes Street, a major street in central Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Barbadoes Street Cemetery, Christchurch
• Barbadoes Green, former name of Howard Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, home of Kilmarnock FC
• Barbadoes Hill, a location in the Wye Valley, northeast of Tintern, Wales.
• United States Naval Facility, Barbados (1957 - 1979), a U.S. Navy facility once located at Harrisons Point, St. Lucy, Barbados.

People

• Barbados Joe Walcott (1873–1935), also known as "The Barbados Demon", professional boxer
• Barbados Slim, fictional character on the US-based television show Futurama
• James George Barbadoes, (1796–1841), African-American, community leader, and abolitionist

Entertainment

• Barbados (band), a Swedish band who participated in Melodifestivalen several times
• "Barbados" (Typically Tropical song), 1975
• "Barbados" (Models song), 1985
• Barbados (composition), a jazz blues composed by Charlie Parker
• "Barbados" (On the Up), a British sitcom episode

Ships

• , a British frigate in service with the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946
• SS Manticos, a British heavy-lift ship originally named SS Empire Barbados

Other

• Muscovado, a style of sugar also known as "Barbados"
• 45597 Barbados, a British LMS Jubilee Class locomotive

See also

• • • Barbadian (disambiguation)
• Bajan (disambiguation)
• Barbuda (disambiguation)