Bahamas. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Bahamas

SYLLABICATION:	Ba·ha·mas
PRONUNCIATION:	b-hämz
VARIANT FORMS:	also Ba·ha·ma Islands (-m)
	An island country in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida and Cuba comprising some 700 islands and islets and numerous cays. The country gained its independence from Great Britain in 1973. Nassau, on New Providence Island, is the capital and the largest city. Population: 218,000.
OTHER FORMS:	Ba·hami·an (-hm-n, -hä-) , Ba·haman (-hämn, -h-) —ADJECTIVE & NOUN


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