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BAHAMIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of the Bahamas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Bahamian" is a kind of...):

West Indian (a native or inhabitant of the West Indies)

Holonyms ("Bahamian" is a member of...):

Bahama Islands; Bahamas; Commonwealth of the Bahamas (island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort)

Derivation:

Bahamian (of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants

Example:

Bahamian population

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Bahamas (island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort)

Derivation:

Bahamas (island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort)

Bahamian (a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas)

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