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 Meaning of BANTAM
| Pronunciation: |  | 'bantum 
 
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[n]  any of various small breeds  [adj]  very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | diminutive, lilliputian, little, midget, petite, small, tiny |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | chicken, Gallus gallus |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Ban"tam\, n.
A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs,
probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
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