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* Like other country names, ''The Bahamas'' is usually construed as a singular noun:
* Like other country names, ''The Bahamas'' is usually construed as a singular noun:
*:{{good||The Bahamas is a nice place to live.}}
*:{{good||The Bahamas is a nice place to live.}}
*:{{bad||The Bahamas are a horrible place to live.}}
*:{{bad||The Bahamas are a nice place to live.}}
*But because [[Bahama]] refers to an individual island, one can still describe the islands using ''Bahamas'' as a plural:
*But because [[Bahama]] refers to an individual island, one can still describe the islands using ''Bahamas'' as a plural:
*:{{good||Many species of crab live on the Bahamas.}}
*:{{good||Many species of crab live on the Bahamas.}}

Revision as of 09:01, 6 April 2024

See also: Baħamas and Bahama's

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Disputed; probably from Spanish baja mar (“shallow sea”) or Taíno ba ha ma (“big upper middle land”), via Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: bə-hä'-məz, IPA(key): /bəˈhɑː.məz/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

the Bahamas

  2. An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Usage notes

  • Like other country names, The Bahamas is usually construed as a singular noun:
     The Bahamas is a nice place to live.
     The Bahamas are a nice place to live.
  • But because Bahama refers to an individual island, one can still describe the islands using Bahamas as a plural:
     Many species of crab live on the Bahamas.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Breton

Proper noun

Bahamas

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bahamas.

Proper noun

Bahamas

  1. Bahamas (a country in North America)

Danish

Proper noun

Bahamas

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bahamas f pl (plural only)

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

See also


Galician

Proper noun

Bahamas f pl

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

die Bahamas pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite)

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Declension

Declension of Bahamas [pl-only]
plural
def. noun
nominative die Bahamas
genitive der Bahamas
dative den Bahamas
accusative die Bahamas

Interlingua

Proper noun

Bahamas

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Proper noun

Bahamas f pl (plural only)

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun

Bahamas

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

Bahamas

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Bahamas.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁɐ̃.mɐs/ [baˈhɐ̃.mɐs], /baˈɐ̃.mɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baˈʁɐ̃.mɐʃ/ [baˈχɐ̃.mɐʃ], /baˈɐ̃.mɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁɐ.mas/ [baˈhɐ.mas], /baˈɐ.mas/
 

Proper noun

Bahamas f pl

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈamas/ [baˈa.mas]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -amas
  • Syllabification: Ba‧ha‧mas

Proper noun

Bahamas f pl

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bahamas n (genitive Bahamas)

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Welsh

Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /baˈhamas/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /baˈha(ː)maz/

Proper noun

y Bahamas f

  1. Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

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