Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ocean island

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: ocean is-land
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Banaba (“island of Kiribati”).

name

Former name of Kure Atoll, Hawaii, United States (renamed in 1924)

name

An island in Port Ross harbour, Auckland Islands, New Zealand.

Etymology

Named by Captain Mertho in 1804 after his vessel, the Ocean.

Questions

What does ocean island mean?: Former name of Banaba (“island of Kiribati”).
Where does ocean island come from?: Named by Captain Mertho in 1804 after his vessel, the Ocean.

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