A self-governing British colony comprising about 300 coral islands in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Cape Hatteras. The first settlement was made in 1609 by British colonists shipwrecked on their way to Virginia. Tourism is crucial to its economy. Hamilton, on Bermuda Island, the largest in the archipelago, is the capital. Population: 66,200.
Bermudian Ber·mu'di·an or Ber·mu'dan adj. & n.
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