bantam

ˈbæntəm

Definition

Definition of bantam - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

poultry

Rare

small breed of chicken

Rare

The farm has a variety of bantam chickens.

bird

chicken

fowl

sports

TECH.

age group in amateur sports

TECH.

She competes in the bantam division of ice hockey.

junior

youth

personality

Rare

small but aggressive person

Rare

Despite his size, he was a real bantam in the ring.

fighter

scrapper

Adjective

demeanor

Rare

spirited or aggressive despite small size

Rare

The bantam fighter surprised everyone with his energy.

feisty

plucky

size

Rare

small or miniature in size

Rare

The bantam car fit easily in the tight space.

miniature

small

tiny

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small breed of chicken

Origin of bantam

Bantam, a town in Indonesia known for small chickens

Examples of bantam in a sentence

Bantam are popular in urban farms.
He joined the bantam league for basketball.
The bantam category is highly competitive in wrestling.
In debates, she was a bantam, never backing down.
The bantam in him showed during the heated argument.
The bantam dog barked fiercely at strangers.

Despite his bantam stature, he led the team bravely.
The bantam laptop was perfect for travel.
She admired the bantam flowers in the garden.

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French:poulet nain, combatif, ...
German:Zwerghuhn, energisch, ...
Italian:gallina nana, vivace, ...
Spanish:gallina enana, enérgico, ...
Portuguese:galinha anã, enérgico, ...
Chinese:矮脚鸡, 好斗的, ...
Japanese:バンタム, 小柄な, ...
Arabic:بانتام, مُشاكِس, ...
Hebrew:בַּנְטָם, נִמְרָץ, ...
Russian:карликовая курица, бойкий, ...
Ukrainian:бентамка, енергійний, ...
Hindi:बैंटम, उत्साही, ...
Bengali:ব্যান্টাম মুরগি, ছোটখাটো, ...
Catalan:gallina bantam, enèrgic, ...
Czech:bantamka, bojovný, ...
Danish:dværghøne, energisk, ...
Dutch:kriel, energiek, ...
Greek:νάνα, ζωηρός, ...
Hungarian:törpetyúk, harcias, ...
Khmer:មាន់ពូជតូច, ក្លាហានហ៊ានប្រយុទ្ធទោះតូច, ...
Korean:작은 닭, 작지만 당찬, ...
Persian:مرغ بانتم, جسور, ...
Polish:bantamka, zadziorny, ...
Portuguese (BR):galinha bantam, enérgico, ...
Romanian:găină mică, energic, ...
Swedish:dvärghöna, kämpaglad, ...
Thai:พันธุ์แบนทัม, ตัวเล็กแต่ใจใหญ่, ...
Turkish:bantam, küçük ama enerjik, ...
Vietnamese:gà bantam, hăng hái, ...

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