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BAHAMAS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
Synonyms:
Bahama Islands; Bahamas; Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Bahamas"):
capital of the Bahamas; Nassau (the capital of the Bahamas)
Meronyms (members of "Bahamas"):
Bahamian (a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas)
Holonyms ("Bahamas" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)
the Indies; West Indies (the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area)
Holonyms ("Bahamas" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
Derivation:
Bahamian (of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants)
