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dog islands

/ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.ləndz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
Dog Is-lands
IPA
/ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.ləndz/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago of the British Virgin Islands.

Etymology

The islands are named for the former presence of Caribbean monk seals (“Neomonachus tropicalis”). The barking of the seals was confused with that of dogs by early visitors.

Rhymes With

change islands five islands

Questions

How do you pronounce dog islands?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.ləndz/.
What does dog islands mean?
An archipelago of the British Virgin Islands.
Where does dog islands come from?
The islands are named for the former presence of Caribbean monk seals (“Neomonachus tropicalis”). The barking of the seals was confused with that of dogs by early visitors.

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