[Pers. ma-na-muh, -ma] 
| a city in and the capital of Bahrain, on N Bahrain island. 94,697. |
[bah-reyn, -rahyn, buh-] | 1. | a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 603,318; 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Capital: Manama. |
| 2. | the largest island in this group: oil fields. 265,000; 213 sq. mi. (552 sq. km). |
| Ma·na·ma (mə-nām'ə, -nä'mə) The capital and largest city of Bahrain, on the Persian Gulf. A free port, it became capital in 1971. Population: 143,000. |
Island kingdom in the Persian Gulf off the coasts of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Note: British protectorate from 1820 to 1971.
Note: Revenues from oil reserves, first discovered in 1931, have funded some of the most progressive programs in the Arabian nations.
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