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Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Variant of Bahamas

Bahamas definition

Ba·ha·mas (bə hä′məz, -hā′-)

country on a group of islands (Bahama Islands) in the West Indies, southeast of Fla. & north of Cuba: formerly a British possession, it became independent (1973) & a member of the Commonwealth: 5,353 sq mi (13,864 sq km); pop. 264,000; cap. Nassau
official name Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Related Forms:

  • Bahamian Ba·ha′·mian (-hā′mē ən) adjective, noun

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do not the natives of the Bahamas spell it the CommonWealth of

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