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Stage 1 of 3
Bikini Atoll
Marshallese · 1946
"a Pacific atoll name"
a Pacific atoll used for nuclear testing shortly before the swimsuit's debut
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Stage 2 of 3
bikini
French · 1946
"a two-piece swimsuit"
named by a French designer for the swimsuit's supposedly explosive social impact
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Stage 3 of 3
bikini
English · 1948
"a two-piece swimsuit"
adopted directly as the two-piece swimsuit spread internationally
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