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Bahamian

British  
/ bəˈheɪmɪən, -ˈhɑː- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Bahamas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Eddie Murphy joined the long list of celebrities who have invested in Bahamian real estate when he snapped up Rooster Cay—also known as Long Cay—in 2007.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Consuegra escaped from a Bahamian prison in 2017 and reached the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Nearly 1,500 people were evacuated from vulnerable areas in what officials described as one of the largest operations in Bahamian history.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2025

Allegra Hyde’s 2022 “Eleutheria,” for example, follows its white protagonist to the titular Bahamian island and to Camp Hope, a commune attempting to address the ravages of climate change by living differently.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2024

During college, I’d made a trip to the Bahamas with my Bahamian classmate David, and another to Jamaica with Suzanne.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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