adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/bəˈheɪm.ɪən/
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CMU ARPABET:B AH0 HH EY1 M IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to the Bahamas, or the Bahamian people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from the Bahamas or of Bahamian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Bahamian population
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: West Indian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Bahamas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Bahamian From Bahamas + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
բահամյան
(bahamyan)
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Asturian:
bahamés
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Bulgarian:
баха́мски
(bahámski)
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Catalan:
bahamià
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Czech:
bahamský
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Danish:
bahamansk
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Dutch:
Bahamaans
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Finnish:
bahamalainen
— pertaining to the Bahamas
French:
bahamien
— pertaining to the Bahamas
French:
bahaméen
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Galician:
bahamés
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Georgian:
ბაჰამური
(bahamuri)
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Georgian:
ბაჰამის
(bahamis)
— pertaining to the Bahamas
German:
bahamaisch
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Irish:
Bahámaíoch
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Norwegian Bokmål:
bahamansk
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bahamansk
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Polish:
bahamski
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Portuguese:
bahamense
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Portuguese:
bahamiano
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Portuguese:
baamiano
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Russian:
бага́мский
(bagámskij)
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Spanish:
bahameño
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Swahili:
Kibahama
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Swedish:
bahamansk
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Tagalog:
Bahamiyano
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Ukrainian:
бага́мський
(bahámsʹkyj)
— pertaining to the Bahamas
Asturian:
bahamés
— person from the Bahamas
Asturian:
bahamesa
— person from the Bahamas
Catalan:
bahamià
— person from the Bahamas
Catalan:
bahamiana
— person from the Bahamas
Czech:
Bahamec
— person from the Bahamas
Czech:
Bahamka
— person from the Bahamas
Danish:
bahamaner
— person from the Bahamas
Dutch:
Bahamaan
— person from the Bahamas
Dutch:
Bahamaanse
— person from the Bahamas
Finnish:
bahamalainen
— person from the Bahamas
French:
Bahaméen
— person from the Bahamas
French:
Bahamien
— person from the Bahamas
Georgian:
ბაჰამელი
(bahameli)
— person from the Bahamas
German:
Bahamaer
— person from the Bahamas
German:
Bahamaerin
— person from the Bahamas
Irish:
Bahámaíoch
— person from the Bahamas
Norwegian Bokmål:
bahamaner
— person from the Bahamas
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bahaman
— person from the Bahamas
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bahamanar
— person from the Bahamas
Polish:
Bahamczyk
— person from the Bahamas
Polish:
Bahamka
— person from the Bahamas
Portuguese:
baamiano
— person from the Bahamas
Portuguese:
baamiana
— person from the Bahamas
Russian:
бага́мец
(bagámec)
— person from the Bahamas
Russian:
бага́мка
(bagámka)
— person from the Bahamas
Spanish:
bahameño
— person from the Bahamas
Swahili:
Mbahama
— person from the Bahamas
Swedish:
bahaman
— person from the Bahamas
Swedish:
bahamanska
— person from the Bahamas
Tagalog:
Bahamiyano
— person from the Bahamas
Ukrainian:
бага́мець
(bahámecʹ)
— person from the Bahamas
Ukrainian:
бага́мка
(bahámka)
— person from the Bahamas
