Barbados - easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of VenezuelaOAS, Organization of American States - an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation Barbados - a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water Barbadian - a native or inhabitant of Barbados |