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Bermuda
(bər myo̵̅o̅′də)
group of islands in the W Atlantic, c. 584 mi (940 km) southeast of N.C.: a self-governing colony under British control since 1684: c. 21 sq mi (54 sq km); pop. 58,000; cap. Hamilton
Origin: after Juan de Bermúdez, Sp explorer who discovered it (c. 1515)
See Bermuda in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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.
Related Forms:
- Ber·muˈdi·an, Ber·muˈdan adjective & n.
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