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Bermuda

Syllabification: (Ber·mu·da)
Pronunciation: /bərˈmyo͞odə/
(also the Bermudas)
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Definition of Bermuda
  • a British dependency made up of about 150 small islands about 650 miles (1,046 km) east of the coast of North Carolina; population 67,800 (est. 2009); capital, Hamilton. It now has internal self-government.

Derivatives

Bermudan

Pronunciation: /-ˈmyo͞odn/
adjective & noun

Bermudian

Pronunciation: /-ˈmyo͞odēən/
adjective & noun

Origin:

named after a Spanish sailor, Juan Bermúdez, who sighted the islands early in the 16th century

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