Bantam

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bantam \Ban"tam\, n.
     A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs,
     probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  bantam
       adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of
             drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the
             flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
             [syn: {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {petite},
             {tiny}, {flyspeck}]
       n : any of various small breeds

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Bantam, CT (borough, FIPS 2690)
    Location: 41.72349 N, 73.24382 W
    Population (1990): 757 (344 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 06750

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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