Meanings
- An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
An ultra-marathoner’s attempt to “run” from Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble was cut short when the Coast Guard towed him back to land – for the second time.
2016 April 25, Madison Park, “Coast Guard rescues man running in a bubble in the ocean, again”, in CNN1 more example
Sir Thomas Gates was appointed Lieutenant Generall ; Sir George Sommers Admirall of Virginia and were ſent to reſide there as Gouernours of the Colonie. But the Sea Venture, wherein the two Knights, and Captaine Newport, with a hundred and fiftie perſons ſayled, after long conflict with the two angrie Elements, was ſent to be impriſoned in Bermuda, where betweene two Rocks the Ship ſplit, the people eſcaping to Land.
1613, Samuel Purchas, Pvrchas His Pilgrimes, volume I, London, →OCLC, page 632Synonyms: Somers Isles
- uncountableA pale, slightly blue shade of green
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
Origin
Named after Spanish navigator Juan de Bermúdez (1450–c. 1520). See more at Bermúdez.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جُزُر بَرْمُودَا
- جُزُر بَرْمُودَا (juzur barmūdā)island group
Bulgarian Берму́да
- Берму́да (Bermúda)island group
Catalan Bermudes
- Bermudesisland group
Chinese Mandarin 百慕達 /百慕达, 百慕大
- 百慕達 /百慕达 (Bǎimùdá)island group
- 百慕大 (Bǎimùdà)island group
- 百慕大群島 /百慕大群岛 (Bǎimùdà qúndǎo)island group
Czech Bermudy
- Bermudyisland group
Danish Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Dutch Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Esperanto Bermudo, Bermudoj
- Bermudoisland group
- Bermudojisland group
Estonian Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Finnish Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
French Bermudes
- Bermudesisland group
German Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Greek Βερμούδες
- Βερμούδες (Vermoúdes)island group
Hebrew ברמודה
- ברמודהisland group
Hindi बरमूडा
- बरमूडा (barmūḍā)island group
Hungarian Bermuda, Bermudák
- Bermudaisland group
- Bermudákisland group
- Bermuda-szigetekisland group
Icelandic Bermúda
- Bermúdaisland group
Indonesian Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Irish Beirmiúda, na Beirmiúdaí
- Beirmiúdaisland group
- na Beirmiúdaíisland group
Italian Bermude
- Bermudeisland group
Japanese バーミューダ, バミューダ
- バーミューダ (Bāmyūda)island group
- バミューダ (Bamyūda)island group
Korean 버뮤다, 버뮤더
- 버뮤다 (Beomyuda)island group
- 버뮤더 (Beomyudeo)island group
Latvian Bermudu salas
- Bermudu salasisland group
Lithuanian Bermudai
- Bermudaiisland group
Malay Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Māori Pāmura
- Pāmuraisland group
Norwegian Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Persian برمودا
- برمودا (barmudâ)island group
Polish Bermudy
- Bermudyisland group
Portuguese Bermudas
- Bermudasisland group
Romanian Bermuda, Bermude
- Bermudaisland group
- Bermudeisland group
Russian Берму́ды, Берму́дские острова́
- Берму́ды (Bermúdy)island group
- Берму́дские острова́ (Bermúdskije ostrová)island group
Scottish Gaelic Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Slovak Bermudy
- Bermudyisland group
Spanish Bermudas
- Bermudasisland group
Swedish Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Thai เบอร์มิวดา
- เบอร์มิวดา (bəə-miu-dâa)island group
Turkish Bermuda
- Bermudaisland group
Ukrainian Берму́ди, Берму́дські острови́
- Берму́ди (Bermúdy)island group
- Берму́дські острови́ (Bermúdsʹki ostrový)island group
Vietnamese Béc-mu-đa
- Béc-mu-đaisland group
Welsh Bermwda, Bermiwda
- Bermwdaisland group
- Bermiwdaisland group
- Bermudaisland group
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
Bermuda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bermuda
“Bermuda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bermuda. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bermuda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bermuda.
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