BANTAM Definition & Meaning

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bantam

[ ban-tuhm ]

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noun

(often initial capital letter) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size.
a small and feisty or quarrelsome person.

adjective

diminutive; tiny:
bantam editions of the classics.
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Bantam

[ ban-tuhm; Dutch bahn-tahm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a village in W Java, in S Indonesia: first Dutch settlement in the East Indies.

bantam

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noun

any of various very small breeds of domestic fowl
a small but aggressive person
boxing short for bantamweight
1. an age level of between 13 and 15 in amateur sport, esp ice hockey
2. ( as modifier )
  bantam hockey

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of bantam¹

1740–50; apparently after Bantam, through which such chickens may have been imported to Europe

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of bantam¹

C18: after Bantam village in Java, said to be the original home of this fowl

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In March 2023, the bantam hen from Michigan was crowned the world's oldest living chicken by Guinness World Records.

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“Sue Griegson hasn’t got any bantam whites, and never has. Do you still want her phone number, or can I help you find the true owner?”

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Jack and some of the other boys in his neighborhood would ride their bikes around carrying miniature bantam roosters, or banties, which they would take under a shade tree and pair up for fights.

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Barnes grew up in Eastvale, just an hour from Los Angeles, and played for bantam and junior teams supported by the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks.

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He was skinny as a young man, and the Toronto Globe and Mail once quoted some of his fellow fliers as saying he was “more like a wiry bantam weight.”

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