Bahrain
geographical name
Bah·rain
bä-ˈrān 
variants
or less commonly Bahrein
1
islands in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Arabia
2
an independent kingdom consisting of the Bahrain Islands; capital Manama (on Bahrain Island) area 293 square miles (760 square kilometers), population 1,443,000
3
island, largest of the Bahrain group, 27 miles (43 kilometers) long and connected with Saudi Arabia by the King Fahd Causeway
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“Bahrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bahrain. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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