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easter island

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
east-er is-land
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Paaseiland. Named by the island's first recorded European visitor, the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday 1722. Roggeveen named it Paasch-Eyland (an 18th century Dutch spelling). The island's official Spanish name, isla de Pascua, also means “Easter Island”.

Phrases

Easter Islander

Synonyms

Rapa Nui

Questions

What does easter island mean?
An island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments.
Where does easter island come from?
Calque of Dutch Paaseiland. Named by the island's first recorded European visitor, the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday 1722. Roggeveen named it Paasch-Eyland (an 18th century Dutch spelling). The island's official Spanish name, isla de Pascua, also means “Easter Island”.

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