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Bahamas

Syllabification: (Ba·ha·mas)
Pronunciation: /bəˈhäməz/

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Definition of Bahamas
  • a country in the northwestern West Indies, an archipelago off the southeastern coast of Florida; population 307,600 (est. 2009); capital, Nassau; languages, English (official), Creole.

It was here that Columbus first landed in the New World (Oct. 12, 1492). The islands were a British colony from the 18th century until they gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1973

Derivatives

Bahamian


adjective & noun

Bahamas in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Bahamas in the British & World English dictionary