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little seal dog island

/ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈsiːl ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
Lit-tle Seal Dog Is-land
IPA
/ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈsiːl ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
22
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the British Virgin Islands.

Etymology

The island is named for formerly hosting Caribbean monk seals, the barking of which was at first thought to be produced by dogs. The element little was added to distinguish the island among the other islands of the Dog Islands.

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 little seal dog island?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈsiːl ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/.
What does little seal dog island mean?
An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Where does little seal dog island come from?
The island is named for formerly hosting Caribbean monk seals, the barking of which was at first thought to be produced by dogs. The element little was added to distinguish the island among the other islands of the Dog Islands.

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