Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bahamas
Bahamas, proper n. [Caribbean Guanahani; or Sp. baja mar, shallow water, low sea.]
Carribean islands; lush tropical islands; one of the first islands that Columbus encountered in the West Indies; important blockade of Southern ports during the Civil War; [fig.] exotic place; mythical location of the Fountain of Youth.
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