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/ˈbantəm/,
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bantams, plural;
  1. A chicken of a small breed, of which the cock is noted for its aggressiveness
    • - what a wiry bantam he is!
  1. any of various small breeds of fowl
  2. very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
  3. Bantam is a New York City rock group formed in 2001 by Lunachicks guitarist Gina Volpe. The band's current line-up is Gina Volpe on vocals and guitar, Pete Asarisi (of the FireGods) on drums, and Doug Oosterhouse on bass guitar and backing vocals. ...
  4. The Bantam was a British cyclecar manufactured by Slack and Harrison in Kegworth, Leicestershire in 1913.
  5. Bantam (Banten) in Banten province near the western end of Java was a strategically important site and formerly a major trading city, with a secure harbor on the Sunda Strait through which all ocean-going traffic passed, at the mouth of Banten River that provided a navigable passage for light ...
  6. Bantam is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe.
  7. A bantam, in British army usage, was a soldier of less-than-average height.
  8. The Bantam (Bofors ANti-TAnk Missile) or Robot 53 (Rb 53) was a Swedish wire-guided anti-tank missile developed in the late 1950s. It served with the Swedish and Swiss armies from 1963 and 1967 respectively. ...
  9. A bantam is a small variety of poultry, especially chickens. Etymologically, the name bantam is derived from the city of Bantam, once a major seaport, in Indonesia. ...
  10. any of several small chickens, especially one that is a miniature version of another; small or miniature; spirited or aggressive
  11. (Bantams) The smaller sized stamps issued by South Africa during WWII to conserve paper.
  12. To see bantam chickens in your dream, denotes your fortune will be small, yet you will enjoy contentment. If they appear sickly, or exposed to wintry storms, your interests will be impaired.
  13. chicken variety that is about half the size of the standard breed of chickens. These breeds are usually bred for ornamental reasons.
  14. Chicken and duck breeds characterized by their small size. Many are miniature versions of large breeds. The original bantams were named after the ancient city of Bantam in Western Java, Indonesia, which served as the primary port of the spice trade for many centuries.
  15. a miniaturized chicken of any breed; most breeds have a regular-size and a bantam variety
  16. The Bantam is a type of chicken that does not have a larger version. Some smaller breeds of chickens are referred to as Bantams but they are actually miniatures of a larger breed of chicken.
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  18. A miniature chicken, about one-fourth the size of a regular chicken.
  19. A diminutive breed of domestic fowl