Bahamas
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bahamas in British English:
UK [bəˈhɑ:məz]
How to pronounce Bahamas in American English:
US [bəˈhɑməz, -ˈhe-]
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- Noun:
- island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
Word Origin
- Bahamas
- islands discovered by Columbus in 1492, settled by English in 1648, long after the native population had been wiped out by disease or carried off into slavery; the name is said to be from Spanish baja mar "low sea," in reference to the shallow water here, but more likely represents a local name, Guanahani, whose origin had been lost and whose meaning has been forgotten.
Example
- 1. A bahamas breakfast to be a bahamian breakfast it must contain grits .
- 2. The bahamas had approved investments worth over $ 20 billion over the next five years .
- 3. The bahamas does allow extradition .
- 4. The picture above shows a pair of waterspouts off the bahamas islands .
- 5. Of all the places on our glorious planet , few rival the brilliant colors of the bahamas .