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Bahrain
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officially State of Bahrain, sheikhdom and archipelago (1997 est. pop. 590,042), 231 sq mi (598 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. The two main islands are Bahrain, or Aval, and Al Muharraq, connected by a causeway. The capital and chief port is Al Manamah, on Bahrain.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. (Copyright © 2002-2008 Columbia University Press.)
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Pronunciation:  bä-r n´ from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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