Bermudan

Variant of Bermuda

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)

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