bikini

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /bɪˈki.ni/ UK /bɪˈkiː.ni/ See IPA manual

Freq #9346

Meanings

1

noun
A two-piece swimsuit worn by women.

She wore a blue bikini at the beach.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a two-piece swimsuit worn... two-piece

Word family

Forms bikinis

Derived forms bandikinibandinibandkinibikiniedbikinilessbikinilikeburkiniburqinicamikinicheekinifacekinifatkini

Simplified etymology

Bikini was named after Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where the United States exploded an atomic bomb in 1946. Soon afterward, the name was applied in France to a new two-piece swimsuit whose appearance had caused a sensation.

Etymology

Etymology tree Marshallese pik Marshallese ni Marshallese Pikinnibor. German Bikinibor. English Bikinibor. French Bikini French bikinibor. English bikini From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

bikini French Bikini German Pikinni mh

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# bikini

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /bɪˈki.ni/
**IPA (UK):** /bɪˈkiː.ni/
**Frequency rank:** 9346

## Meanings
1. A two-piece swimsuit worn by women.

## Examples
- She wore a blue bikini at the beach.

## Derived Forms
- bandikini
- bandini
- bandkini
- bikinied
- bikiniless
- bikinilike
- burkini
- burqini
- camikini
- cheekini
- facekini
- fatkini

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bikini
- Root: Bikini
- Root: Pikinni

## Etymology
Etymology tree Marshallese pik Marshallese ni Marshallese Pikinnibor. German Bikinibor. English Bikinibor. French Bikini French bikinibor. English bikini From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

## AI Etymology
Bikini comes from French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni. Bikini's historical chain begins with Marshallese pik and Marshallese ni and later passes through German Bikini, English Bikini, French Bikini, French bikini, English bikini.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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