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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island country in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida and Cuba comprising some 700 islands and islets and numerous cays. The country gained its independence from Great Britain in 1973. Nassau, on New Providence Island, is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun A
country in theCaribbean . Official names, short: The Bahamas; full: Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
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- noun island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
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Examples
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS - John Travolta described the moments before his son's death in the Bahamas as he testified Wednesday against two people accused of trying to blackmail him with private information about the rescue effort.
unknown title BY JUAN MCCARTNEY | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2009
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The trial of two people accused of trying to extort John Travolta following the death of his son in the Bahamas has ended in a mistrial after a lawmaker suggested the still-deliberating jury had acquitted one of the defendants.
unknown title 2009
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Instead, the 18-year-old from the Bahamas is the U.S.
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Then gentlemen, I may say the bathing in the Bahamas is the most perfect the world offers.
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They were in the group of islands between North and South America, which we call the Bahamas and the West Indies.
Ten Great Events in History James Johonnot 1855
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Jerome Pinder at Weblog Bahamas is pleased that his country “finally gets one break for the good guys!”
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Jerome Pinder at Weblog Bahamas is pleased that his country “finally gets one break for the good guys!”
Global Voices in English » Argentina: Mi* Platform for Budding Spanish Speaking Citizen Journalists 2009
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Jerome Pinder at Weblog Bahamas is pleased that his country “finally gets one break for the good guys!”
Global Voices in English » Ecuador: New Taxes Will Attempt to Help Economy 2009
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Jerome Pinder at Weblog Bahamas is pleased that his country “finally gets one break for the good guys!”
Global Voices in English » Talking to Jamaican writer and blogger Marlon James 2009
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Jerome Pinder at Weblog Bahamas is pleased that his country “finally gets one break for the good guys!”
Global Voices in English » Peru: Indigenous Communities Continue Protests 2009
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