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bantam definition

ban·tam (ban′təm)

noun

  1. any of various small, domestic fowls
  2. a small but aggressive person

Etymology: after Bantam, former Du residency in Java

adjective

like a bantam; small and aggressive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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