1. (n.)Bahrain a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 629,090; 266 sq. mi. (688 sq. km).
2. Bahrain the largest island in this group: oil fields. 265,000; 213 sq. mi. (552 sq. km).
Definition of 'Bahrain'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Bahrain, Bahrain Island, Bahrein, Bahrein Island an island in the PersianGulf
1. Bahrain An independent state, an archipelago in the westernPersian Gulf, northwest of Qatar. It comprises low-lying islands of Bahrain (the largest), Muharraq, Sitra, and several islets. It has extensive oil fields. The name comes from the Arabic al-bahrayn, "the two seas", with reference to its lying in the middle of a bay with its "two seas" east and west of it. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p107 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p45)