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Bi·ki·ni
(bĭ-kē′nē) An atoll in the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands in the west-central Pacific Ocean. The area was the site of US nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958, including the first aerial detonation of a hydrogen bomb (May 21, 1956).
bi·ki·ni
(bĭ-kē′nē)n. pl. bi·ki·nis
1.
a. A very brief, close-fitting two-piece bathing suit worn by women.
b. A very brief, close-fitting bathing suit worn by men.
2. often bikinis Brief underpants that reach to the hips rather than to the waist.
[French, after Bikini.]
bi·ki′nied (-nēd) adj.
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bikini
(bɪˈkiːnɪ)n, pl -nis
(Clothing & Fashion) a woman's very brief two-piece swimming costume
[C20: after Bikini atoll, from a comparison between the devastating effect of the atomic-bomb test and the effect caused by women wearing bikinis]
Bikini
(bɪˈkiːnɪ)n
(Placename) an atoll in the N Pacific; one of the Marshall Islands: site of a US atomic-bomb test in 1946
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bi•ki•ni
(bɪˈki ni)n., pl. -nis.
1. a very brief, close-fitting, two-piece bathing suit for women.
2. a very brief, close-fitting bathing suit for men.
3. Often, bikinis. underwear briefs fitted low on the hip.
[1945–50; < French, appar. after Bikini]
bi•ki′nied, adj.
Bi•ki•ni
(bɪˈki ni)n.
an atoll in the N Pacific, in the Marshall Islands: atomic bomb tests 1946. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
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| Noun | 1. | Bikini - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons Marshall Islands - a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia |
| 2. |  bikini - a woman's very brief bathing suit bathing costume, bathing suit, swimming costume, swimsuit, swimwear - tight fitting garment worn for swimming |
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Translations
بيكينيثَوْب سِباحَه بيكيني
bikinydvojdílné plavkyplavky
bikini
bikinit
bikini
bikini
bikini
ビキニ
비키니
bikinis
bikini
bikiny
bikini
บิกินี่
áo tắm hai mảnh
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bikini
[bɪˈkiːni] n → bikini® mbikini bottoms npl → bas m de bikini®bikini briefs npl → minislip mbikini line n → ligne f du maillot, maillot mbikini top n → haut m de bikini®Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bikini
n → Bikini m; bikini line → Bikinilinie f; bikini wax kosmetische Wachsbehandlung der Bikinizone am Unterleib zur Entfernung von überstehenden Schamhaaren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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bikini
(biˈkiːni) noun a brief two-piece swimming costume for women.
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bikini
→ بيكيني plavky bikini Bikini μπικίνι bikini bikinit bikini bikini bikini ビキニ 비키니 bikini bikini bikini biquíni бикини bikini บิกินี่ bikini áo tắm hai mảnh 比基尼泳装Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009