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kangaroo island

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
kan-ga-roo is-land
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island off the coast of South Australia, the third-largest island in Australia.

name

Kangaroo Island Council, the local government area on the island in South Australia.

Etymology

Named in 1802 by British explorer Matthew Flinders, due to the endemic subspecies of the western grey kangaroo.

Phrases

Kangaroo Island emu

Questions

What does kangaroo island mean?
An island off the coast of South Australia, the third-largest island in Australia.
Where does kangaroo island come from?
Named in 1802 by British explorer Matthew Flinders, due to the endemic subspecies of the western grey kangaroo.

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