Bermuda

Ber·mu·da  (br-myd)

A self-governing British colony comprising about 300 coral islands in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Cape Hatteras. The first settlement was made in 1609 by British colonists shipwrecked on their way to Virginia. Tourism is crucial to its economy. Hamilton, on Bermuda Island, the largest in the archipelago, is the capital. Population: 66,200.

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Ber·mudi·an, Ber·mudan adj. & n.

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Bermuda [bəˈmjuːdə]

n

(Placename) 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.: 63 500 (2001 est.). Area: 53 sq. km (20 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Bermuda - a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort Bermudas Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east Bermudan, Bermudian - a native or inhabitant of Bermuda

Translations

Bermuda [bɜːˈmjuːdə]

A. N → las Bermudas

B. CPD Bermuda shorts NPL → bermudas fpl
the Bermuda Triangle N → el triángulo de las Bermudas

Bermuda [bə^rˈmjuːdə] n → les Bermudes fpl
Bermuda shorts npl → bermuda m

Bermuda

n → Bermuda nt (form rare); the Bermudas → die Bermudas pl, → die Bermudainseln pl; to go to Bermuda → auf die Bermudas fahren

Bermuda [bɜːˈmjuːdə] n the Bermudas → le Bermude

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Bermuda [bɜːˈmjuːdə] n the Bermudas → le Bermude