Bahama

Grand island destination

Bahama is the singular form of Bahamas, the island nation in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida.

It appears mainly in compounds: Bahama mama (a tropical cocktail), Bahama shutters (louvered exterior shutters).

The singular rarely stands alone; the country is almost always referred to as the Bahamas.

geography

archipelago

Chain of scattered islands

Nassau · Freeport · cay · coral · reef · shoal · sandbank · lagoon · channel · trench

historical

Columbus

Ohio's seat of government

Blackbeard · Nassau · privateering · smuggling · rum-running · Prohibition · slavery · plantation · British · colonial

tourism

resort

Place for getaways

snorkeling · diving · casino · Atlantis · Paradise Island · catamaran · excursion · all-inclusive · getaway · honeymoon

culture

calypso

Afro-Caribbean satirical music

  • socaTrinidadian dance music genre
  • conchSpiral-shelled marine gastropod
  • guavaTropical pink-fleshed fruit

duff · johnnycake · colonial · British · independence · flag · flamingo · marlin · dialect · reggae

marine

turquoise

Blue-green opaque gemstone

warm · stingray · dolphin · shark · turtle · starfish · barracuda · grouper · lobster · conch

Categories
Opposites
climate and environment

BahamaAntarctica

Southernmost continental landmass

Arctic · Siberia · Alaska · Greenland · Iceland

geography type

Bahamalandlocked

Having no sea access

continental · Mongolia · Kazakhstan · Switzerland · Himalayas

cultural association

BahamaSiberia

Russia's eastern expanse

gulag · Antarctica · Death Valley · Sahara · tundra

Phrases
Family

Bahamas, Bahamian, Bahamians

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G