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Definition of Bermuda
1. Noun. A group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort.
Exact synonyms: Bermudas
Group relationships: Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean
Generic synonyms: Island
Member holonyms: Bermudan, Bermudian
Group relationships: Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean
Generic synonyms: Island
Member holonyms: Bermudan, Bermudian
Medical Definition of Bermuda
1. A british colony in the western north atlantic ocean about 640 miles east southeast of cape hatteras, north carolina. It comprises a group of about 300 islands of which only about 20 are inhabited. It is called also the bermuda islands or the bermudas. It was named for the spanish explorer juan bermudez who visited the islands in 1515. (12 Dec 1998)