Trinin.adj.
/ˈtrɪni/, U.S. /ˈtrɪni/, Caribbean English /ˈtrɪni/ colloquial (originally Caribbean).
A. n.
A native or inhabitant of Trinidad; a Trinidadian. Also more vaguely: a native or inhabitant of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [noun] > specific islands
Jamaican1613
Bermudian1645
Bermudan1659
Barbadian1671
Anguillan1745
Anguillian1745
Guadeloupean1762
Antiguan1778
Grenadian1786
Haitian1805
Trinidadian1806
St Lucian1818
Puerto Rican1823
Dominican1826
Grenadan1826
Barbudian1830
Bajan1832
Bim1833
Little Englander1833
Tobagonian1849
Cuban1850
Virgin Islander1852
Tortolan1863
Martiniquais1890
Martiniquan1891
Vincentian1907
Guadeloupan1908
Barbadian English1911
Trinidadian English1925
Kittitian1945
Bajie1960
Kittian1960
Trini1972
yardie1984
yardie1986
Baje1990
1972 Bomb (Port of Spain, Trinidad) 2 Feb. 3 in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) 15/1 The complete divorce of the average Trini from the decision-making process.
1988 Times 17 Sept. 45/5 The swimmers reflected Trinidad's genuinely multi-racial character: whites, Afro-Caribbeans and Trinis of East Indian descent.
2008 J. O'Neill Netherland (2009) 170 It isn't just Trinis playing anymore. I get Jamaicans, Chinese.
B. adj.
Of, belonging to, or relating to Trinidad or its inhabitants; Trinidadian. Also more vaguely: of, belonging to, or relating to the nation of Trinidad and Tobago or its inhabitants.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands or countries
Bermudan1625
Jamaican1670
Bermudian1681
Antillean1738
Guadeloupean1762
Dominican1766
Grenadian1772
Bajan1789
Trinidadian1809
Haitian1811
Tortolan1819
Cuban1829
St Lucian1831
Dominican1844
Puerto Rican1865
Vincentian1902
Bajie1921
Martiniquan1926
Santo Domingan1934
Guadeloupan1941
Kittitian1958
Baje1973
Trini1973
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands
Bermudan1625
Jamaican1670
Bermudian1681
Barbadian1692
Guadeloupean1762
Dominican1766
Anguillian1779
Antiguan1781
Bajan1789
Anguillan1806
Trinidadian1809
Puerto Rican1865
Tobagonian1882
Grenadan1886
Barbudian1890
Bajie1921
Guadeloupan1941
onion1951
Kittitian1958
Kittian1960
Nassauvian1961
Baje1973
Trini1973
yardie1986
1973 Sunday Express (Trinidad) 1 Apr. 14/1 You show me a Trini male who believes in Women's Lib. And I'll show you a very rare specimen indeed.
2009 A. Lakhan Caribbean Street Food 74 To our way of thinking, calling a proper Trini roti by the name roti is a bit like calling a cheese sandwich a ‘bread’.
2020 D. Plaza in F. Henry & D. Plaza Carnival is Woman viii. 171 I..feel responsible for exposing my children to authentic Trini culture... This includes giving them exposure to the language, dance, food, and music that is Trini.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1972