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Grenada

Gre na da |grəˈnādə ɡrəˈneɪdə | a country in the southern Windward Islands, in the Caribbean Sea, that consists of the island of Grenada and the southern Grenadine Islands; pop. 90,700 (est. 2009 ); capital, St. George's; languages, English (official ) and English Creole. The island of Grenada was sighted in 1498 by Columbus. Colonized by the French, it was ceded to Britain in 1763, recaptured by the French, and restored to Britain in 1783. It became an independent Commonwealth of Nations state in 1974. Seizure of power by a left-wing military group in 1983 prompted an invasion by the US and some Caribbean countries; they withdrew in 1985. DERIVATIVES Gre na di an |-dēən |adjective & noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

Grenada

Grenada |grəˈneɪdə | a country in the Caribbean, consisting of the island of Grenada (the southernmost of the Windward Islands ) and the southern Grenadine Islands; pop. 90,700 (est. 2009 ); languages, English (official ), English Creole; capital, St George's. The island of Grenada was sighted in 1498 by Columbus. Colonized by the French, it was ceded to Britain in 1763, recaptured by the French, and restored to Britain in 1783. It became an independent Commonwealth state in 1974. Seizure of power by a left-wing military group in 1983 prompted an invasion by the US and some Caribbean countries; they withdrew in 1985. DERIVATIVES Grenadian adjective & noun

 

Duden Dictionary

Grenada

Gre na da Substantiv, Neutrum |Gren a da |Grenadas Inselstaat im Karibischen Meer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Grenada

Gre na da /ɡrɪnéɪdə /名詞 グレナダ 〘カリブ海の島国で英連邦中の共和国; 首都 St. George's 〙.