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  • 1bantam weight — weight class in boxing; boxer who weighs between 113 and 118 pounds …

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  • 2bantam — ⇒BANTAM, subst. et adj. I. Subst., AVICULTURE. Poule ou coq de très petite taille. Emploi adj. Poule, coq bantam; race bantam. II. Emploi subst. apposé avec valeur adj., p. métaph., BOXE, vx. Qui appartient à la catégorie des poids coq. Poids… …

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  • 3Bantam (adjective) — Originally, Bantam stands for a breed of small domestic chicken hailing from Indonesia. Bantam is believed to be a bastardization of Bataan, a port in Indonesia, where European sailors first came in contact with the breed.Bantam roosters being… …

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  • 4Bantam — may refer to:* Bantam (chicken), a small (or miniaturized) domestic chicken * Bantam (adjective) an adjective used to suggest that the subject is powerful despite its diminutive size Places* Bantam, Connecticut, United States * Bantam (city), a… …

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  • 5bantam — 1749, after Bantam, former Dutch residency in Java, from which the small domestic fowl were said to have been first imported. Extension to small person is 1837. As a light weight class in boxing, it is attested from 1884, probably from the birds …

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  • 6Bantam (missile) — The Bantam (Bofors ANti TAnk Missile) or Robot 53 (Rb 53) was a Swedish wire guided anti tank missile developed in the late 1950s. It served with the Swedish and Swiss armies from 1963 and 1967 respectively. It can either be deployed by a single… …

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  • 7Micro Aviation Bantam — Bantam Role Microlight Manufacturer Micro Aviation Designer Max Clear First flight 1983 Number built 275+ The Micro Aviation Bantam is a high wing two seat microlight aircraft built in New Zealand by Mic …

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  • 8BAT Bantam — infobox Aircraft name = F.K.23 Bantam type = Single seat Fighter manufacturer = British Aerial Transport Company Limited caption = designer = Frederick Koolhoven first flight = 1918 introduced = 1921 retired = status = primary user = Royal Air… …

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  • 9Japanese Bantam — This article is about the chicken breed. For the album, see 13 Japanese Birds#Chabo: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 13. Japanese Bantam A pair of black tailed Japanese bantams Other names Chabo …

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  • 10Dutch Bantam — Conservation status Common Other names Hollandse Krielsen (Dutch) Country of origin …

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