Bahrain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

Pronunciation

/bɑː(h)ˈɹeɪn/ En-us-Bahrain.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Bahrain.wav

Word forms

Bahrain Bahrein Bahrayn

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn, literally “the two seas”).

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