Bikini

Bi·ki·ni  (b-kn)

An atoll in the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands in the west-central Pacific Ocean. The area was the site of U.S. nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958, including the first aerial detonation of a hydrogen bomb (May 21, 1956).

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bi·ki·ni  (b-kn)

n. pl. bi·ki·nis

1.

a. A very brief, close-fitting two-piece bathing suit worn by women.

b. A very brief, close-fitting bathing suit worn by men.

2. Brief underpants that reach to the hips rather than to the waist. Often used in the plural.

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[French, after Bikini.]

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bi·kinied (-nd) adj.

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bikini

Noun

a woman's brief two-piece swimming costume [after Bikini atoll, from a comparison between the devastating effect of the atom-bomb test and the effect caused by women wearing bikinis]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Bikini - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons Marshall Islands - a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
	2.	bikini - a woman's very brief bathing suit     two-piece bathing costume, bathing suit, swimming costume, swimsuit, swimwear - tight fitting garment worn for swimming

Translations

bikini [bɪˈkiːnɪ] n → bikini m

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bikini [bɪˈkiːnɪ] n → bikini m

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bikini [bɪˈkiːnɪ] n → Bikini m

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bikini [bɪˈkiːnɪ] n → bikini m inv

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bikini

n bikini [biˈkiːni]

a brief two-piece swimming costume for women. bikini ثَوْب سِباحَه بيكيني бански костюм бикини bikiny, dvojdílné plavky bikini der Bikini μπικίνι biquini, bikini bikiinid مایوی دو تیکه bikinit bikini בֶּקִינִי नहाने की अर्धनग्न पोशाक bikini bikini bikini bikini bichini, bikini ビキニ 비키니 bikinis bikini bikini bikini bikini bikini biquini bikini бикини bikiny bikini bikini bikini ชุดว่ายน้ำแบบสองชิ้นของผู้หญิง bikini 比基尼泳裝 бікіні بکنی ، جانگیہ áo tắm hai mảnh 比基尼泳装