Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friendly islands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: friend-ly is-lands
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The kingdom of Tonga.

Etymology

Named as such because of the friendly reception Captain James Cook received on his first visit to Tonga in 1773.

Questions

What does friendly islands mean?: The kingdom of Tonga.
Where does friendly islands come from?: Named as such because of the friendly reception Captain James Cook received on his first visit to Tonga in 1773.

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