Bahamas
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editDisputed; probably from Spanish baja mar (“shallow sea”) or Taíno ba ha ma (“big upper middle land”), via Spanish.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editthe Bahamas
- An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Usage notes
edit- Like other country names, The Bahamas is usually construed as a singular noun:
- But because Bahama refers to an individual island, one can still describe the islands using Bahamas as a plural:
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcountry in the Caribbean
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See also
edit- Nassau
- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
Breton
editProper noun
editBahamas
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Central Nahuatl
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish Bahamas.
Proper noun
editBahamas
- Bahamas (a country in North America)
Danish
editProper noun
editBahamas
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Related terms
editFrench
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBahamas f pl (plural only)
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
See also
edit- (countries of North America) pays de l'Amérique du Nord; Antigua-et-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbade, Canada, Cuba, Dominique, États-Unis, Grenade, Haïti, Jamaïque, Mexique, République dominicaine, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Saint-Vincent-et-Grenadines, Sainte-Lucie, Trinité-et-Tobago (Category: fr:Countries in North America)
Galician
editProper noun
editBahamas f pl
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Related terms
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editdie Bahamas pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite)
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Declension
editInterlingua
editProper noun
editBahamas
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Italian
editProper noun
editBahamas f pl (plural only)
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Derived terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editProper noun
editBahamas
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
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editNorwegian Nynorsk
editProper noun
editBahamas
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
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editPortuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Bahamas.
Pronunciation
edit
Proper noun
editBahamas f pl
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Derived terms
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBahamas f pl
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Related terms
editSwedish
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editBahamas n (genitive Bahamas)
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Related terms
edit- bahamansk (“Bahamian”, adjective)
- bahaman c (“Bahamian male”)
- bahamanska c (“Bahamian female”)
Tagalog
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈhamas/ [bɐˈhaː.mɐs]
- Rhymes: -amas
- Syllabification: Ba‧ha‧mas
Proper noun
editBahamas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜋᜐ᜔)
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /baˈhamas/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /baˈha(ː)maz/
Proper noun
edity Bahamas f
- Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)
Coordinate terms
edit- (countries of North America) gwledydd Gogledd America; Antigwa a Barbiwda, y Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Ciwba, Dominica, Grenada, Gweriniaeth Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Mecsico, Sant Kitts-Nevis, Sant Lwsia, Sant Vincent a'r Grenadines, Trinidad a Thobago, Unol Daleithiau America
Derived terms
edit- Cymanwlad y Bahamas (“Commonwealth of the Bahamas”)
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- English 3-syllable words
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- en:Bahamas
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- English pluralia tantum
- Breton lemmas
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- br:Bahamas
- br:Islands
- br:Countries in North America
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- Central Nahuatl terms borrowed from Spanish
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- Central Nahuatl lemmas
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- Galician lemmas
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- gl:Bahamas
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- Interlingua lemmas
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- ia:Bahamas
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- Italian lemmas
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- Italian feminine nouns
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- it:Bahamas
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Bahamas
- nb:Islands
- nb:Countries in North America
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- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Bahamas
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- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
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- pt:Bahamas
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- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Spanish/amas
- Rhymes:Spanish/amas/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish pluralia tantum
- es:Bahamas
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- Swedish terms with audio links
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- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Bahamas
- sv:Islands
- sv:Countries in North America
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- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/amas
- Rhymes:Tagalog/amas/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Bahamas
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- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Welsh proper nouns
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- cy:Bahamas
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