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cooper island

/ˈkuːp.ə(ɹ)ˈaɪ̯.lənd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
Coop-er Is-land
IPA
/ˈkuːp.ə(ɹ)ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the British Virgin Islands.

Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The island may have been named after its first settlers, a Dutch family by the name of Koop. Alternatively, the island may have been named after coopers who used the local white cedar (Tabebuia heterophylla) trees to make rum barrels.

Rhymes With

island water island young island york island green island dog island union island rock island great dog island peter island west dog island traffic island

Questions

How do you pronounce cooper island?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkuːp.ə(ɹ)ˈaɪ̯.lənd/.
What does cooper island mean?
An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Where does cooper island come from?
Etymology uncertain. The island may have been named after its first settlers, a Dutch family by the name of Koop. Alternatively, the island may have been named after coopers who used the local white cedar (Tabebuia heterophylla) trees to make rum barrels.

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