英语词汇“Bahaman”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

Bahaman

释义

Bahaman, a. and n.
Brit. |bəˈheɪmən|, |bəˈhɑːmən|, U.S. |bəˈhɑmən|, |bəˈheɪmən|
[‹ the name of the Bahamas, a chain of islands south-east of Florida + -an suffix. Compare slightly earlier Bahamian n. and adj.]
A. adj. Of, relating to, or native to the Bahamas; = Bahamian adj.
1737M. Akenside Virtuoso in Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 245/1 Here a Bahaman-spider's carcase lies, There a dire serpent's golden skin doth shine.1759J. Barrow New Geogr. Dict. I. at Eleuthera, One of the Bahaman islands in America.1879M. G. Brooks Zóphiël 97 The dolphin on Bahaman banks Cleaves the warm fluid in his rainbow tints.1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 385/2 Asymmetron lucayanum is the Bahaman representative of the family.1937Z. N. Hurston Their Eyes were watching God xvi. 207 The subtle but compelling rhythms of the Bahaman drummers.1998Auk1151096/1 In addition to these specimens there exist thirty-three Bahaman specimens collected by C. J. Maynard.
B. n. = Bahamian n.
1737Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 254 This Tree..is, mistakenly, called Mahogany by the Bahamans.1795T. Coxe View U.S.A. i. viii. 175 The ships..belonging to the west indians themselves, the bahamans, the bermudians,..would still enjoy a large portion [of trade].1855T. G. Bradford Murray's Encycl. Geogr. (rev. ed.) III. v. vii. 289 The Bahamans also are extensively concerned in this fishery, carrying them [sc. green turtles] to Carolina and other parts where turtle are scarce.1895C. L. Edwards Bahamas Songs & Stories 15 Fish is to the Bahaman what meat is to the Englishman.1920Times 3 Mar. 15/7 Prohibition in the United States..has..provided labour for large numbers of unemployed Bahamans.2001Australian (Nexis) 6 Mar. 17 Initially concerned about falling literacy among Bahamans, she established, with her husband, the Ranfurly Library Service.

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