- the Bahamas ⇒
a group of over 700 coral islands (about 20 of which are inhabited) in the Caribbean: a British colony from 1783 until 1964; an independent nation within the Commonwealth from 1973. Language: English. Currency: Bahamian dollar. Capital: Nassau. Pop: 395 361 (2017 est). Area: 13 939 sq km (5381 sq miles)
Official name: Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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Ba•ha•mas
(bə hä′məz, -hā′-),USA pronunciation n. (used with a plural v.) Ba•ha•mi•an
(bə hā′mē ən, -hä′-),USA pronunciation n., adj.
- Place Namesa group of islands in the W Atlantic Ocean, SE of Florida.
- Place Namesan independent country comprising this group: formerly a British colony; gained independence 1973. 262,034;
4404 sq. mi. (11,406 sq. km). Cap.: Nassau. Also called Baha′ma Is′lands.
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