Bahamas

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Bahamas

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• The Bahamas

Etymology

Disputed; probably from Spanish baja mar (“shallow sea”) or Taíno ba ha ma (“big upper middle land”), via Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: bə-hä'-məz, IPA^(key): /bəˈhɑː.məz/

• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

the Bahamas

2. An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Usage notes

• Like other country names, The Bahamas is usually construed as a singular noun:

   The Bahamas is a nice place to live.

   The Bahamas are a horrible place to live.

• But because Bahama refers to an individual island, one can still describe the islands using Bahamas as a plural:

   Many species of crab live on the Bahamas.

Derived terms

• Bahamian

Translations

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 of America

Breton

Proper noun

Bahamas

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bahamas.

Proper noun

Bahamas

1. Bahamas (a country in North America)

Danish

Proper noun

Bahamas

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• bahamaner
• bahamansk

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.a.mas/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Bahamas f pl (plural only)

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

See also

• (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

Proper noun

Bahamas f pl

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• bahamés

German

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

die Bahamas pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite)

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Declension

Interlingua

Proper noun

Bahamas

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Bahamas

Wikipedia ^it

Proper noun

Bahamas f pl (plural only)

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

• bahamense

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Bahamas

Wikipedia ^no

Proper noun

Bahamas

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• bahamaner
• bahamansk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Bahamas

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Proper noun

Bahamas

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• bahaman, bahamanar
• bahamansk

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

Bahamas

Wikipedia ^pt

Alternative forms

• Baamas

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Bahamas.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bahamas f pl

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Bahamas

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈamas/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -amas
• Syllabification: Ba‧ha‧mas

Proper noun

Bahamas f pl

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• bahamés, bahamesa
• bahameño, bahameña

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Bahamas

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Bahamas n (genitive Bahamas)

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• bahamansk (“Bahamian”, adjective)
• bahaman c (“Bahamian male”)
• bahamanska c (“Bahamian female”)

Welsh

Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:

y Bahamas

Wikipedia ^cy

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /baˈhamas/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /baˈha(ː)maz/

Proper noun

y Bahamas f

1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Coordinate terms

• (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

• Cymanwlad y Bahamas (“Commonwealth of the Bahamas”)