bikini
[ bih-kee-nee ]
/ bɪˈki ni /
noun, plural bi·ki·nis.
a very brief, close-fitting, two-piece bathing suit for women or girls.
a very brief, close-fitting pair of bathing trunks for men or boys.
Often bikinis.
underwear briefs that are fitted low on the hip or below it.
Origin of bikini
1945–50; < French, apparently named after
Bikini
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Definition for bikini (2 of 2)
Bikini
[ bih-kee-nee ]
/ bɪˈki ni /
noun
an atoll in the N Pacific, in the Marshall Islands: atomic bomb tests 1946. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
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British Dictionary definitions for bikini (1 of 2)
bikini
/ (bɪˈkiːnɪ) /
noun plural -nis
a woman's very brief two-piece swimming costume
Word Origin for bikini
C20: after Bikini atoll, from a comparison between the devastating effect of the atomic-bomb test and the effect caused by women wearing bikinis
British Dictionary definitions for bikini (2 of 2)
Bikini
/ (bɪˈkiːnɪ) /
noun
an atoll in the N Pacific; one of the Marshall Islands: site of a US atomic-bomb test in 1946