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    BAHAMAS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resortplay

    Synonyms:

    Bahama Islands; Bahamas; Commonwealth of the Bahamas

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

    Meronyms (parts of "Bahamas"):

    capital of the Bahamas; Nassau (the capital of the Bahamas)

    Meronyms (members of "Bahamas"):

    Bahamian (a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas)

    Holonyms ("Bahamas" is a part of...):

    Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)

    the Indies; West Indies (the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area)

    Holonyms ("Bahamas" is a member of...):

    OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)

    Derivation:

    Bahamian (of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants)

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