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ban•tam



Pronunciation: (ban'tum), [key]
—n.
1. (often cap.) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size.
2. a small and feisty or quarrelsome person.

—adj.
diminutive; tiny: bantam editions of the classics.

Ban•tam



Pronunciation: (ban'tum; Du. bän-täm'), [key]
—n.
a village in W Java, in S Indonesia: first Dutch settlement in the East Indies.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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