Bahamas

B3A1H4A1M3A1S1
UK, US/bəˈhɑː.məz/

proper noun

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

CommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper nounthe Bahamas

alternative The Bahamas

Origin

  1. Taínoba ha ma“big upper middle land”
  2. Spanishbaja mar“shallow sea”
  3. EnglishBahamas

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Arabic اَلْبَهَامَا, باهاما
  • اَلْبَهَامَا (al-bahāmā)country in the Caribbean
  • باهاما (bāhāmā)country in the Caribbean
Bengali বাহামা
  • বাহামা (bahama)country in the Caribbean
Bulgarian Баха́мски острови
  • Баха́мски острови (Bahámski ostrovi)country in the Caribbean
Catalan Bahames
  • Bahamescountry in the Caribbean
Chinese Mandarin 巴哈馬 /巴哈马
  • 巴哈馬 /巴哈马 (Bāhāmǎ)country in the Caribbean
Czech Bahamy
  • Bahamycountry in the Caribbean
Danish Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Dutch Bahama's
  • Bahama'scountry in the Caribbean
Esperanto Bahamoj
  • Bahamojcountry in the Caribbean
Estonian Bahama, Bahama saared
  • Bahamacountry in the Caribbean
  • Bahama saaredcountry in the Caribbean
Finnish Bahama, Bahamasaaret
  • Bahamacountry in the Caribbean
  • Bahamasaaretcountry in the Caribbean
French Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
German Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Greek Μπαχάμες
  • Μπαχάμες (Bachámes)country in the Caribbean
Hebrew בהאמה, איי בהאמה
  • בהאמה (bahama)country in the Caribbean
  • איי בהאמה (lye bahama)country in the Caribbean
Hindi बहामास
  • बहामास (bahāmās)country in the Caribbean
Hungarian Bahamák, Bahama-szigetek
  • Bahamákcountry in the Caribbean
  • Bahama-szigetekcountry in the Caribbean
Icelandic Bahamaeyjar
  • Bahamaeyjarcountry in the Caribbean
Indonesian Bahama
  • Bahamacountry in the Caribbean
Irish na Bahámaí, Comhlathas na mBahámaí
  • na Bahámaícountry in the Caribbean
  • Comhlathas na mBahámaícountry in the Caribbean
Italian Bahamas, Bahama
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
  • Bahamacountry in the Caribbean
Japanese バハマ
  • バハマ (Bahama)country in the Caribbean
Korean 바하마
  • 바하마 (Bahama)country in the Caribbean
Latin Insulae Bahamenses
  • Insulae Bahamensescountry in the Caribbean
Latvian Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Lithuanian Bahamos
  • Bahamoscountry in the Caribbean
Malay Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Norwegian Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Persian باهاما
  • باهاما (bâhâmâ)country in the Caribbean
Polish Bahamy
  • Bahamycountry in the Caribbean
Portuguese Bahamas, Baamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
  • Baamascountry in the Caribbean
Romanian Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Russian Бага́мы, Бага́мские Острова́
  • Бага́мы (Bagámy)country in the Caribbean
  • Бага́мские Острова́ (Bagámskije Ostrová)country in the Caribbean
Scottish Gaelic na Bahàmas
  • na Bahàmascountry in the Caribbean
Slovak Bahamy
  • Bahamycountry in the Caribbean
Spanish las Bahamas
  • las Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Swahili Bahama
  • Bahamacountry in the Caribbean
Swedish Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Tagalog Bahamas
  • Bahamascountry in the Caribbean
Tamil பஹாமாஸ், பகாமாஸ்
  • பஹாமாஸ் (pahāmās)country in the Caribbean
  • பகாமாஸ் (pakāmās)country in the Caribbean
  • பகாமாசு (pakāmācu)country in the Caribbean
Thai บาฮามาส
  • บาฮามาส (baa-haa-máas)country in the Caribbean
Turkish Bahamalar
  • Bahamalarcountry in the Caribbean
Ukrainian Бага́ми, Бага́мські Острови́
  • Бага́ми (Bahámy)country in the Caribbean
  • Бага́мські Острови́ (Bahámsʹki Ostrový)country in the Caribbean
Urdu بہاماس
  • بہاماس (bahāmās)country in the Caribbean
Vietnamese Ba-ha-mát
  • Ba-ha-mátcountry in the Caribbean
Yiddish באַהאַמאַס
  • באַהאַמאַס (bahamas)country in the Caribbean
Cite this entry
APA

Bahamas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahamas

MLA

“Bahamas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahamas. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bahamas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bahamas.

Source: Bahamas on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.