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Barbados

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Comprises island of the same name; originally inhabited by Arawaks; probably sighted by Portuguese; Spanish arrived in 1518, and by 1536 no Amerindians remained; English settlers arrived 17th century, and brought Africans here as slaves for sugar plantations; official language is English.

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