Bantam \Ban"tam\, n.
A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs,
probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bantam
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of
drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the
flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
[syn: diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite,
tiny, flyspeck]
n : any of various small breeds
WordNet (r) 2.0
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "bantam":
arch, baby, baby-sized, banty, button, chit, compact, diminutive,
duodecimo, featherweight, fingerling, handy, lightweight, little,
malapert, mini, miniature, miniaturized, minikin, minimal, minnow,
minny, minuscule, monkey, mouse, nubbin, peewee, pert, petite,
pocket, pocket-sized, pony, runt, shrimp, slip, small fry,
small-scale, snip, snippet, subminiature, tit, toy, twelvemo,
vest-pocket, wart, wisp
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Bantam, CT (borough, FIPS 2690)
Location: 41.72349 N, 73.24382 W
Population (1990): 757 (344 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 06750
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Bantam, CT -- U.S. borough in Connecticut
Population (2000): 802
Housing Units (2000): 376
Land area (2000): 1.010797 sq. miles (2.617953 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.010797 sq. miles (2.617953 sq. km)
FIPS code: 02690
Located within: Connecticut (CT), FIPS 09
Location: 41.723320 N, 73.240629 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 06750
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bantam, CT
Bantam
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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