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Bahamian

British

/ bəˈheɪmɪən, -ˈhɑː- /

adjective

of or relating to the Bahamas

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noun

a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas

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Example Sentences

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The Bahamian lifeguards and servers were bundled up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Ryan Salame, who was the co-CEO of FTX's Bahamian subsidiary, was sentenced to 90 months in prison, US federal prosecutors said.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

Allegra Hyde’s 2022 “Eleutheria,” for example, follows its white protagonist to the titular Bahamian island and to Camp Hope, a commune attempting to address the ravages of climate change by living differently.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2024

Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis did not return messages for comment, nor did the office of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

During college, I’d made a trip to the Bahamas with my Bahamian classmate David, and another to Jamaica with Suzanne.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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