Bahama

adjective

Ba·​ha·​ma

bəˈhämə,

-hȧ- (pronunciation in Bahamas);

-hā-

: of or from the Bahamas

a Bahama cay

: of the kind or style prevalent in the Bahamas

Word History

Etymology

from Bahama islands

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

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