bantam: Meaning and Definition of
ban•tam
Pronunciation: (ban'tum), [key]
— n.
- (often cap.) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size.
- a small and feisty or quarrelsome person.
—adj.
- diminutive; tiny: bantam editions of the classics.
Ban•tam
Pronunciation: (ban'tum Du. bän&sylptäm'), [key]
— n.
- a village in W Java, in S Indonesia: first Dutch settlement in the East Indies.
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