Bermuda

[ ber-myoo-duh ]

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noun

a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). : Hamilton.

Bermuda

/ bəˈmjuːdə /

a UK Overseas Territory consisting of a group of over 150 coral islands ( the Bermudas ) in the NW Atlantic: discovered in about 1503, colonized by the British by 1612, although not acquired by the British crown until 1684. Capital: Hamilton. Pop: 69 467 (2013 est). Area: 53 sq km (20 sq miles)

Bermuda

Colony of Britain , made up of some three hundred coral islets and islands in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Cape Hatteras .

Bermuda is a popular resort.

A group of colonists on their way to Virginia in 1609 were shipwrecked in Bermuda; William Shakespeare based his play on this incident.

Rain was patting the Bermuda grass, and it was the only sound for several miles.

Their controversial choice to wear denim and Bermuda shorts led to strictly enforced rules.

And on making landfall in Bermuda he decided that this was the place to settle for a while and get writing songs.

Bermuda lies south-east of New York, so that became the destination.

Most remarkable of all, perhaps, is that Lennon arrived at Bermuda on a yacht, having sailed 700 miles from the United States.

Thomas Harvey, a distinguished officer in the British navy, died at Bermuda, aged 65.

The yachts at Malta are principally cutter or Bermuda rigged vessels, and range from 20-tonners downward.

During the night Butler decided to withdraw his army within his fortified lines at Bermuda Hundred.

It gave Mark Twain a fresh interest in Bermuda, one which he did not allow to fade again.

It was the middle of November, 1909, when Clemens decided to take another Bermuda vacation, and it was the 19th that we sailed.

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