Bahamas

geographical name

Ba·​ha·​mas bə-ˈhä-məz 

 by outsiders also  -ˈhā-

variants or the Bahamas or The Bahamas

islands in the Atlantic southeast of Florida; an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1973; capital Nassau area 5359 square miles (13,880 square kilometers), population 332,600 see turks and caicos

Bahamian

bə-ˈhā-mē-ən 

-ˈhä-

adjective or noun