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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of various small breeds of fowl;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. very small;
- Example: "diminutive in stature"
- Example: "a lilliputian chest of drawers"
- Example: "her petite figure"
- Example: "tiny feet"
- Example: "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
[syn: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bantam \Ban"tam\, n. A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bantam adj 1: very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck] n 1: any of various small breeds of fowl
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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