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.

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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.

Other Word Forms

• Bermudan
  adjective
• Bermudian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Bermuda

Another reader, who recently read a prospectus stating that any disputes must be settled under Bermuda law, asks:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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

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

King Charles has visited a new UK Space Agency observatory and launched a project to track space debris on the final day of his royal visit to Bermuda.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Later that afternoon, I saw another fella in Bermuda shorts.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm