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Bahamas Pronunciation
Bahamas is pronounced buh-HAH-muhz, IPA /bəˈhɑməz/.
buh-HAH-muhz
US /bəˈhɑməz/
Syllables: buh · HAH · muhz (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): An island country in the western Atlantic, south-east of Florida.
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Bahamas in a Sentence
- They were married in the Bahamas.
- The Bahamas has more than seven hundred islands.
- Flights to the Bahamas go from the second terminal.
Common Mispronunciations of Bahamas
Not BAH-huh-muhz
Bananas and pyjamas hold the beat in the middle, and this country name holds it in the same place.
Not buh-HAY-muhz
The stressed vowel is the broad ah of father, and the long ay belongs to the adjective Bahamian.
Tip: The name is thought to come from the Spanish baja mar, meaning shallow sea.
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