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  2. Bahamian nationality law - Wikipedia

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    Bahamian nationality law is regulated by the 1973 Constitution of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, as amended; The Bahamas Nationality Act; The Bahamas Immigration Act; and various British Nationality laws. [1] [2] [3] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of The Bahamas.

  3. Conch (people) - Wikipedia

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    Riviera Beach, Florida, was known as "Conchtown" in the first half of the 20th century because of the number of Bahamian immigrants who settled there. Unlike the situation in Key West and the rest of the Florida Keys, where being Conch became a matter of pride and community identification, Conch was used by outsiders (in particular the residents of West Palm Beach) in a pejorative manner to ...

  4. The Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    The name Bahamas is derived from the Lucayan name Bahama ('large upper middle island'), used by the Indigenous Taíno people for the island of Grand Bahama. [20] [21] Tourist guides often state that the name comes from the Spanish baja mar ('shallow sea'). Wolfgang Ahrens of York University argues that this is a folk etymology. [20]

  5. Bahamians - Wikipedia

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    Bahamians / b ə ˈ h eɪ m i ən z / are people originating or having roots from The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship. One can also become a Bahamian by acquiring citizenship.

  6. List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations

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    Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms are also used for various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. (Sometimes, the use of one or more additional words is optional.) Notable examples are cuisines, cheeses, cat breeds, dog breeds, and horse breeds. (See List of words derived from toponyms.)

  7. List of Bahamians - Wikipedia

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    The Bahamas has one of the largest registers of celebrities who reside permanently or have legal resident status in a country, not of their native birth, hometown, or place of origin. This is primarily due to the favourable financial sector that is tax free (from income, capital gains, inheritance, among others [ 7 ] ) and is one of the top ...

  8. Afro-Bahamians - Wikipedia

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    Afro-Bahamians are an ethnicity originating in the Bahamas of predominantly or partial native African descent. They are descendants of various African ethnic groups, many associated with the Bight of Biafra, Ghana, Songhai and Mali, the various Fula kingdoms, the Oyo Empire, and the Kingdom of Kongo.

  9. Lists of people by nationality - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable persons by nationality. By nationality. Delineating notable nationals of nation-states, and their significant dependent territories ...