Bahamas

== English == === Alternative forms === The Bahamas === Etymology === Disputed; probably from Spanish baja mar (“shallow sea”) or Taíno ba ha ma (“big upper middle land”), via Spanish. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) enPR: bə-hä'-məz, IPA(key): /bəˈhɑː.məz/ === Proper noun === the Bahamas 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 horrible 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 ==== Bahamian ==== Translations ==== === See also === Nassau == Breton == === Proper noun === Bahamas f pl Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) == Central Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Bahamas. === Proper noun === Bahamas Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) == Danish == === Proper noun === Bahamas Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) ==== Related terms ==== bahamaner bahamansk == French == === Pronunciation === (Europe) IPA(key): /ba.a.mas/, /ba.a.ma/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ba.a.mɑːs/, /ba.a.mɑː/ === Proper noun === Bahamas f pl (plural only) Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) === See also === == Galician == === Proper noun === Bahamas f pl (plural only) Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) ==== Related terms ==== bahamés == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === die Bahamas pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite) Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) ==== Declension ==== == Interlingua == === Proper noun === Bahamas Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) == Italian == === Proper noun === Bahamas f pl (plural only) Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) ==== Derived terms ==== bahamense == Lithuanian == === Proper noun === Bahamàs accusative of Bahãmos == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Bahamas Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) ==== Related terms ==== bahamaner bahamansk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Bahamas Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) ==== Related terms ==== bahaman, bahamanar bahamansk == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Baamas === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Bahamas. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ba‧ha‧mas === Proper noun === Bahamas f pl (plural only) Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) ==== Derived terms ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈamas/ [baˈa.mas] Rhymes: -amas Syllabification: Ba‧ha‧mas === Proper noun === Bahamas f pl (plural only) Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) ==== Related terms ==== bahamés, bahamesa bahameño, bahameña == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Bahamas n (genitive Bahamas) Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) ==== Related terms ==== bahamansk (“Bahamian”, adjective) bahaman c (“Bahamian male”) bahamanska c (“Bahamian female”) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Bahamas in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024) Svensk MeSH == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈhamas/ [bɐˈhaː.mɐs] Rhymes: -amas Syllabification: Ba‧ha‧mas === Proper noun === Bahamas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜋᜐ᜔) Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean) == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /baˈhamas/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /baˈha(ː)maz/ === Proper noun === y Bahamas f Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean; official name: Cymanwlad y Bahamas) ==== Coordinate terms ====