Trinidadian Englishn.adj.
/trɪnᵻˌdadɪən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/, /trɪnᵻˌdeɪdɪən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌtrɪnəˌdædiən ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/, /ˌtrɪnəˌdeɪdiən ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/, Caribbean English /ˌtrɪnɪˌdadian ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/, /ˌtrɪnɪˌdadiʌn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ A. n.
1. Collectively: people of English descent born or resident in Trinidad; people of mixed Trinidadian and English descent. rare.
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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
1925 Everybody's Mag. Feb. 15/1 Sun Yet Lee, you sound as sickly as these Trinidadian English!
2. The English language as spoken or written in Trinidad or by Trinidadians.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > Caribbean English > varieties of
Jamaican English1880
Barbadian English1890
Jamaican1924
Bahamian English1952
Dominican English1955
Trinidadian English1959
Guyanese English1967
Kittitian1973
Antiguan English1978
1959 Aruba Esso News 14 Mar. 3/2 ‘Me Mother she die,’ Batch said in picturesque Trinidadian English.
2018 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Oct. Writers like Samuel Selvon..made extensive use of Trinidadian English for narrative as well as dialogue.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the English language as spoken or written in Trinidad or by Trinidadians.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > of varieties of English > Caribbean English
Jamaican English1901
Bahamian English1952
Dominican English1955
Barbadian English1958
Trinidadian English1964
Guyanese English1968
Caribbean English1970
1964 K. M. L. Reisman Isle is Full of Noises 267 The introduction of Trinidadian English ‘slang’, in the village speech.
2007 B. Mayor in N. Mercer et al. Learning Eng. 60 The speech of the three children diverged along predictable social-class lines, with the most..working-class boy..using increasingly more Trinidadian English features.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1925