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Bermuda

American  
[ber-myoo-duh] / bərˈmju də /

noun

  1. 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 British  
/ bəˈmjuːdə /

noun

  1. 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)

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


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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 The Tempest on this incident.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has questioned the company’s reliability, and a regulator in Bermuda, where insurers park a huge amount of capital, has stopped accepting the firm’s ratings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Sometimes literally: More than $1 trillion worth of U.S. insurers holdings is parked in Bermuda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Postal workers from Deutsche Post have been advised to wear long-sleeved shirts and caps - while the DHL Group said that they could also order Bermuda shorts from their corporate clothing catalogue.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The couple had been living in the exclusive unincorporated golf community of Bermuda Dunes, just east of Palm Desert.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

He was wearing Bermuda shorts and a Hawaiian shirt and Birkenstocks, like he usually does.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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