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[ ban-tuhm ] / ˈbæn təm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bantam ON THESAURUS.COM
noun(often initial capital letter) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size. a small and feisty or quarrelsome person. adjectivediminutive; tiny: bantam editions of the classics. Origin of bantam1740–50; apparently after Bantam, through which such chickens may have been imported to Europe SYNONYMS FOR bantam3 miniature, small, petite, wee, pygmy, Lilliputian. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bantam ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby bantambans, bansela, banshee, Banstead, bant, bantam, bantamweight, Bantam work, banteng, banter, ban-the-bomber Definition for bantam (2 of 2)[ ban-tuhm; Dutch bahn-tahm ] / ˈbæn təm; Dutch bɑnˈtɑm /
nouna village in W Java, in S Indonesia: first Dutch settlement in the East Indies. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bantamLonard thinks ha-ha-ha and tells Bantam that the rights have reverted to him, which they have. Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bantam calls and says, “We must publish Juvenal [original title].” Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST In another study, “one man reported that he felt compelled to incubate and help hatch out a clutch of bantam chickens.” Will I Get Fat? 15 Signs You'll Gain Weight|Anneli Rufus|November 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST Reprinted by arrangement with Bantam Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. The Mirage Man by David Willman: Anthrax Attacker Bruce Ivins' Obsessions||June 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Bantam [the eventual paperback publisher] sold six million copies in 20 years. Elie Wiesel's Great Regret|Jonathan Mahler|April 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST We sailed from Bantam, homeward bound, on the 1st November 1616. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr That evening, just before dinner, as Mrs. Bantam had correctly reported, the doctor had been sent for. The House by the River|A. P. Herbert Bantam Lyons doubted an instant, leering: then thrust the outspread sheets back on Mr Bloom's arms. May 3d, we proceeded for Bantam, saluting the town of Booton at our departure with three guns. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII.|Robert Kerr Bantam promised this, as indeed he would have any thing else. The Comical Creatures from Wurtemberg|Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for bantam
nounany of various very small breeds of domestic fowl a small but aggressive person boxing short for bantamweight Canadian - an age level of between 13 and 15 in amateur sport, esp ice hockey
- (as modifier)bantam hockey
Word Origin for bantamC18: after Bantam village in Java, said to be the original home of this fowl 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 Words related to bantamdiminutive, little, petite, tiny |