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What is the origin of the name "Tobago" - the island next to Trinidad in the Caribbean?
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From http://www.tobago.hm/folk/contact-names.htm
"Tabaco was the name given by the pre Columbus people of Tobago, the Caribs to their long-stemmed pipes - ‘cohiba’, the leafy plant, was soon known as ‘tobacco’ and also lent its name to the island of Tobago."
-- Nanaea
"Tabaco was the name given by the pre Columbus people of Tobago, the Caribs to their long-stemmed pipes - ‘cohiba’, the leafy plant, was soon known as ‘tobacco’ and also lent its name to the island of Tobago."
-- Nanaea
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