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Commonwealth of The Bahamas en · PROPN

Meanings

1. Official name of the Bahamas: an island country in the Caribbean.
   • The Government of the United States of America, in accordance with sections 872(b) and 883(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, agrees to exempt from tax gross income derived from the international operation of ships or aircraft by individuals who are residents of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (other than U.S. citizens) and corporations organized in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. 1987, Taxation, Shipping and Aircraft: Agreement Between the United States of America and the Bahamas, Effected by Exchange of Notes Dated at Washington June 26 and July 16, 1987, page 2:
   • Below the sail boats is the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and “Central Bank of The Bahamas.” 2019 April 22, Arthur L. Friedberg, “Bahamas issues a $3 bank note”, in Coin World, page 22:
   • The territory itself, which is politically separate from the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, consists of three major carbonate bank systems: the Caicos Bank, the Turks Island Bank, and the Mouchoir Bank (disputed by the Dominican Republic) (Logan & Sealey, 2013). 2019, Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, Kathleen Wood, Alan Logan, “The Turks and Caicos Islands”, in Charles Sheppard, editor, World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, 2nd edition, volumes I (Europe, The Americas and West Africa), Academic Press, →ISBN, page 617:
   • For the purposes of this paper, the Caribbean comprises the countries in the archipelago, stretching from the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in the north to Guyana and Suriname in the south, which are members of the Caribbean Region of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (ICA). 1999, Everton Ambrose, “An Assessment of the Plant Health System in the Caribbean”, in Mitigating the Effects of Exotic Pests on Trade and Agriculture, part A (the Caribbean), T-STAR, page 243, column 1:

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Translations (5)

de Commonwealth der Bahamas (official name of the Bahamas) · sv Samväldet Bahamas (official name of the Bahamas) · cy Cymanwlad y Bahamas (official name of the Bahamas) · fi Bahaman liittovaltio (official name of the Bahamas) · nl Gemenebest van de Bahama's (official name of the Bahamas)