Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bahamian

/bəˈheɪm.ɪən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: ba-hami-an
IPA: /bəˈheɪm.ɪən/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to the Bahamas, or the Bahamian people.

noun

A person from the Bahamas or of Bahamian descent.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Bahamas Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Bahamian From Bahamas + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Bahamian (comparative) most Bahamian (superlative) Bahamians (plural)

Derived Forms

Bahamianness

Phrases

Bahamian English

Synonyms

Saw

Rhymes With

damien damian mesopotamian abrahamian barsamian

Questions

How do you pronounce bahamian?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈheɪm.ɪən/.
What does bahamian mean?: Of, from, or pertaining to the Bahamas, or the Bahamian people.
Where does bahamian come from?: Etymology tree English Bahamas Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Bahamian From Bahamas + -ian.

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