Definitions for bahrainbɑˈreɪn, -ˈraɪn, bə-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Bah•rainbɑˈreɪn, -ˈraɪn, bə-(n.)(pl.)
or Bah•rein
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).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Manama.
the largest island in this group: oil fields. 265,000; 213 sq. mi. (552 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Bah•rain′i(n.; adj.)-rain•is,
Princeton's WordNet
Bahrain, Bahrain Island, Bahrein, Bahrein Island(noun)
an island in the Persian Gulf
Bahrain, State of Bahrain, Bahrein(noun)
an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
Wiktionary
Bahrain(ProperNoun)
A country in the Middle East. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Bahrain
An independent state, an archipelago in the western Persian 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)
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