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Bahamian may refer to anything and anyone of or from the Bahamas, a country of islands located in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Cuba. * Bahamians, citizens of the Bahamas. * Bahamian Creole, a dialect of English spoken by Bahamians. * Culture of The Bahamas, a hybrid of African, European, and other cultures. * Demographics of The Bahamas, population, ethnicity, and other aspects of the population of The Bahamas. also * List of Bahamians This is a list of Bahamians, who are identified with The Bahamas through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability. Artists Business people * Pauline Allen-Dean first woman to become manager ..., notable people from The Bahamas or of Bahamian descent. * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bahamas
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. It comprises more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and north-west of the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the U.S. state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Nassau, The Bahamas, Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes the Bahamas' territory as encompassing of ocean space. The Bahama islands were inhabited by the Arawak and Lucayan people, Lucayans, a branch of the Arawakan-Taino language, speaking Taíno, for many centuries. Christopher Columbus was the first European to see the islands, making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahamians
Bahamians are people originating or having roots from The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship. History Culture Olympic Games World Championships in Athletics List * Sidney Poitier, first black man to win an Oscar, first black Bahamian actor to win Best Actor, first black Bahamian actor to be nominated for best actor. * Shaunae Miller-Uibo, sprinter, 2016 Olympic 400m champion, and world record holder in 200m straight * Buddy Hield, basketball player * Klay Thompson, basketball player * Rick Fox, three-time NBA champion, owner of Echo Fox * Lynden Oscar Pindling, first Prime Minister of the Bahamas. * Joseph Robert Love, important pan-African leader of the 19th and 20th century who influenced Marcus Garvey Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. (17 August 188710 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahamian English
Bahamian English is English spoken in The Bahamas and by the Bahamian people. The standard for official use and education is largely British-based with regard to spelling, vocabulary, and pronunciation. However, Bahamian English also contains a unique pronunciation system and certain vocabulary, along a scale with the local Bahamian (Creole) dialect. Moreover, perceptions of a standard are more recently changing toward American English and Canadian English; in particular, 21st-century news-industry and younger Bahamian speakers are often more influenced in their pronunciations by General American English, Standard Canadian English or sometimes even African-American Vernacular English. Pronunciation The phonology of Bahamian English is believed to be derived from those of Bermudian English, Canadian English, Cockney English, RP, Scottish English, African-American Vernacular English, and Gullah. The English accent of both Black and White Bahamians is traditionally non-rhot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bahamians
This is a list of Bahamians, who are identified with The Bahamas through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability. Artists Business people * Pauline Allen-Dean first woman to become manager of a commercial bank and the first woman to serve as managing director of a commercial bank * Johnovan Carlos Smith owner of Limitless Car Rental (luxury & low class vehicle rental) * Garet 'Tiger' Finlayson OBE owner of Solomon Mines (luxury retail goods), Burns House and Butler & Sands *Sherrexcia (Rexy) Rolle Vice-president of Operations & General Counsel of Western Air Entertainers * Etta Cameron jazz singer; based in Denmark; frontrunner of the Danish 1970s and 1980s music scene * Wendy Coakley-Thompson writer; author of the novels ''Back to Life (novel), Back to Life'' (2004) and ''What You Won't Do for Love (novel), What You Won't Do for Love'' (2005) * Langston Fishburne – actor, son of Laurence Fishburne * "King" Eric G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
