Bantam

Bantam may refer to:

• Bantam (poultry), a small (or miniaturized) variety of poultry
• Bantamweight, a weight class in boxing

Places

• Bantam (city), a city and former sultanate on Java island, in Indonesia
• Sultanate of Banten, former sultanate centered on the above city
• Banten, current province of Indonesia on territory of the former sultanate
• Bantam, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Bantam, Connecticut, United States

Popular culture

• Bantam (comics), two Marvel Universe characters
• Bantam (New York City rock band), a New York rock band formed in 2001 and headed by Gina Volpe of Lunachicks
• Bantam Books, an imprint of Random House, originally specializing in pocket-sized paperbacks

Technology

• Bantam (car), 1913 motorcar
• American Austin Car Company, 1935 the company was reorganized under the name American Bantam, pioneered the first Jeep design by Karl Probst
• Ford Bantam, pickup truck in South Africa
• BSA Bantam, small two-stroke motorcycle produced from 1948 to 1971
• Bantam, a camera produced by Eastman Kodak
• Bantam, a series of compact cars by the American Austin Car Company
• Bantam Jack, 4.4 mm (0.173-inch) diameter connector used in professional audio or telecommunications.
• Bantam microRNA, is a microRNA gene.

Military

• Bantam (military), British Army jargon for soldiers admitted into service despite being shorter than allowable under the army's physical guidelines
• Bantam (missile), Swedish anti-tank missile in the 1950s
• BAT Bantam, the FK-23, British 1920s biplane fighter aircraft designed by Fritz Koolhoven
• X-4 Bantam, American test aircraft
• Micro Aviation Bantam, microlight aircraft in New Zealand
• Bantam Bomber, nickname for the A-4 Skyhawk jet fighter

Sports

• Bantam, a level in minor ice hockey for ages 13–14
• Bantam, a level in Inline hockey for ages 16u
• The Bantams, nickname for Bradford City A.F.C., a football club in England

Other

• Bantam, official mascot of Trinity College (Connecticut)