Bahamas
English
Etymology
Disputed; probably from Spanish baja mar (“shallow sea”) or Taíno ba ha ma (“big upper middle land”), via Spanish.
Proper noun
Bahamas
Usage notes
- (country): Normally used in the singular since it is the name of a country.
Derived terms
Translations
country in the Caribbean
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See also
- Nassau
- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
Breton
Danish
Interlingua
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈamas/
Swedish
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