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white island

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
white is-land
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Svalbard, Norway

name

An uninhabitable volcanic island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Etymology

# Calque of Norwegian Nynorsk Kvitøya (literally “White Island”). # Named by James Cook on 1 November 1769 in reference to its white appearance, either due to the presence of volcanic steam or guano deposits.

Questions

What does white island mean?
An island of Svalbard, Norway
Where does white island come from?
# Calque of Norwegian Nynorsk Kvitøya (literally “White Island”). # Named by James Cook on 1 November 1769 in reference to its white appearance, either due to the presence of volcanic steam or guano deposits.

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