bantam

  • 31bantam — noun a chicken of a small breed. Origin C18: appar. named after the province of Bantam in Java, although the fowl is not native there …

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  • 32bantam — [ingl. bantam «piccolo gallo da combattimento»] s. m. (sport) peso gallo …

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  • 33bantam — ban•tam [[t]ˈbæn təm[/t]] n. 1) ahb. (often cap.) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size 2) a small and feisty or quarrelsome person 3) diminutive; tiny 4) feisty; combative • Etymology: 1740–50; appar.… …

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  • 34bantam — /ˈbæntəm / (say bantuhm) noun 1. (sometimes upper case) a domestic fowl of any of certain varieties or breeds characterised by very small size. 2. a small person, especially a quarrelsome one. 3. → bantamweight. –adjective 4. (of persons) small,… …

  • 35bántam — a m (ȃ) šport. lažja kategorija težkoatletov: v bantamu sta boksarja pokazala odličen slog; neskl. pril.: bantam kategorija …

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  • 36bantam — [18] When these diminutive chickens were first imported into Europe in the middle of the 18th century, it was thought that they had originated in a village called Bantam in Java, now in Indonesia, and they were named accordingly. This version of… …

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  • 37Bantam (comics) — Bantam is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe.BantamSuperherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Bantam real name= unrevealed species=Human Mutant publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Uncanny X Men …

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  • 38Bantam Club Français — Le Bantam club français est une association à but non lucratif créé en 1899 regroupant les éleveurs et les clubs de races de coqs et poules naines. Elle est affiliée à la Société centrale d aviculture de France (SCAF) Sommaire 1 But de l… …

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  • 39Bantam Club français — Le Bantam club français est une association à but non lucratif créé en 1899 regroupant les éleveurs et les clubs de races de coqs et poules naines. Elle est affiliée à la Société centrale d aviculture de France (SCAF) Sommaire 1 But de l… …

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  • 40Bantam Books — is a major U.S. publishing house owned by Random House and is part of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine. It has since been purchased several times by many …

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