Bermuda
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bermuda in British English:
UK [bə(:)ˈmju:də]
How to pronounce Bermuda in American English:
US [bɚˈmjudə]
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- Noun:
- a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
Word Origin
- Bermuda
- Atlantic island, named for Spanish explorer Juan de Bermudez (d.1570), who discovered it c. 1515. Bermuda shorts first attested 1946 (in "The Princeton Alumni Weekly"), from the type of garb worn by U.S. tourists there. Bermuda triangle in the supernatural sense was popular from 1972. As the adjective form, Bermudian (1777) holds seniority over Bermudan (1895).
Example
- 1. Virtually all of bermuda 's roofs are white .
- 2. Several companies have decided to quit bermuda recently .
- 3. Monarch caterpillar has now been spotted in places such as bermuda .
- 4. This photo was taken christmas day 2011 on the island of bermuda .
- 5. Bermuda is home to a large reinsurance industry , which dominates the island economy .