Bahamas
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Bahamas
- /bəˈhɑː.məz/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Disputed; probably from Spanish baja mar (“shallow sea”) or Taíno ba ha ma (“big upper middle land”), via Spanish.
proper noun the Bahamas · The Bahamas
- An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bahama islands, dominica, barbados, belize, bahamian, cambodia, bhutan, bahama, bahrain, grand cay, paradise island, abaco, nassau, bimini, mangrove cay, andros
Translations
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name country in the Caribbean
| Español | las Bahamas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바하마 Bahama |
| 日本語 | バハマ Bahama |
| 中文 | 巴哈馬 /巴哈马 Bāhāmǎ |
| हिन्दी | बहामास bahāmās |
| Kiswahili | Bahama |
| Português | Bahamas, Baamas |
| Français | Bahamas |
| Deutsch | Bahamas |
| Italiano | Bahamas, Bahama |
| Ελληνικά | Μπαχάμες Bachámes |
| Română | Bahamas |
| Русский | Бага́мы Bagámy, Бага́мские Острова́ Bagámskije Ostrová |
| Tiếng Việt | Ba-ha-mát |
| العربية | اَلْبَهَامَا al-bahāmā, باهاما bāhāmā |
| עברית | בהאמה bahama, איי בהאמה lye bahama |
Talk about this word "Bahamas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bahamas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Bahamas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bahamas "Bahamas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bahamas.Cite this
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title = {Bahamas},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bahamas},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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