Bahamas
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- proper noun
- /bəˈhɑːməz/
:
las Bahamas
- Many tourists visit the Bahamas each winter to enjoy the warm weather and beautiful beaches.
- islands of the Bahamas
- Florida and the Bahamas
- Nassau, Bahamas
He'd take us to the Bahamas, he'd boat, he'd go to Bimini.
- He'd take us to the Bahamas, he'd boat, he'd go to Bimini.
- He's too busy in the Bahamas on this massive yacht.
- Looking at the stock market, parking your money in the Bahamas, avoiding taxes, all of that.
- And one of my first shark encounters was in the Bahamas.
- So in the report, she describes traveling to the Bahamas and staying in the Sheridan British Colonial.
- Trust me, by the time Correction airs, they're on their flights to the Bahamas.
- So a lot of ships are, are flagged in Panama or the Bahamas.
- So first, Sam Begman Freed was arrested last night, Monday in the Bahamas.
- Sam Bankman Freed was denied bail by the court in the Bahamas.
- They looked at people who were raised in the Bahamas who then migrated to the United Kingdom.
- Torrio spends most of his time out of Illinois, anywhere from Arkansas to the Bahamas to Italy.
- I, I like the way Bob Dylan plays guitar and and Gordon Lightfoot and guy from the Bahamas, Joseph Spence, great guitar player.
- So maybe the big objective is I want to be retired and live in the Bahamas.
- The idea of building up a, a, a trust fund somewhere in, in the Bahamas or in Panama and so on, it's extremely tempting.
- So later on when he wants to get out, Diego starts working on Norman's Cay in the Bahamas on that island.
- And we got a trip to the Bahamas for a writer's retreat and somebody said, wow, that's great.
Examples
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The golf courses and tennis courts in the Bahamas are unlike anything you've ever seen.
Fiction book (2000) -
Wisely, he returned to the Bahamas, where he finished out his career in command of a successful privateer.
Academic text (2007) -
And to people it seems like we're just in the Bahamas like drinking.
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I saw this house in the Bahamas for sale.
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I am just going to the Bahamas, man.
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She's on a cruise in the Bahamas right now.
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The Nature Conservancy and The Bahamas National Trust have assisted with research and education programs.
Academic text (2012) -
Coral reefs, including those in the Bahamas, are particularly vulnerable.
Academic text (2010) -
But unlike other similar islands in the Bahamas, it had a new landing strip capable of handling executive jets.
Fiction book (2002) -
Torsen: Good morning and welcome to the Bahamas and Camp Serenity.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
An island country in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida and Cuba, famous for white sandy beaches
A country made of many islands east of Florida and Cuba with warm weather and popular beaches
Compounds
An island country in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida and Cuba, famous for white sandy beaches
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bahamas probably comes from the Spanish words baja ('low') and mar ('sea'), meaning 'shallow sea'. That's an easy memory because the islands are surrounded by shallow water and reefs, so the name fits them today.