What does bantam mean?

Definitions for bantam
ˈbæn təmban·tam

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bantamadjective

    any of various small breeds of fowl

  2. bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeckadjective

    very small

    "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"

Wiktionary

  1. bantamnoun

    any of several small chickens, especially one that is a miniature version of another

  2. bantamadjective

    small or miniature

  3. bantamadjective

    spirited or aggressive

  4. Bantamnoun

    someone connected with Bradford City A.F.C, as a fan, player, coach etc.

  5. Etymology: From Bantam (a city in Java)

ChatGPT

  1. bantam

    Bantam generally refers to a smaller or miniature variety of something, especially a breed of chicken or other fowl. This term is also used in sports such as boxing or wrestling to indicate a specific weight class. The word originally derived from a seaport in Indonesia, where small-sized poultry were discovered by Europeans.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bantamnoun

    a variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bantam

    ban′tam, n. a small variety of the common domestic fowl, supposed to be named from Bantam in Java, notable for courage.—adj. of bantam-breed: little and combative.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Bantam

    a chief town in Java, abandoned as unhealthy by the Dutch; whence the Bantam fowl is thought to have come.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. bantam

    In Java; here a British factory was established by Capt. Lancaster in 1603. The English and Danes were driven from their factories by the Dutch in 1683. Bantam surrendered to the British in 1811, but was restored to the Dutch at the peace in 1814.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Bantam

    A species of fowl said to have been introduced to Europe from Bantam in Java.

Anagrams for bantam »

  1. batman

  2. Batman

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bantam in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bantam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of bantam in a Sentence

  1. Martin St. Louis:

    It’s been a big week for me, ten days ago, I was dropping off my kids at practice and I was on the ice with bantam players. Flash forward to now and I’m four games in as a coach getting my first win.

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