Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turks and caicos islands

/ˈtɜː(ɹ)ks ən ˈkeɪkəs ˌaɪləndz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: turk-s and -caicos is-lands
IPA: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)ks ən ˈkeɪkəs ˌaɪləndz/

31

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.

Etymology

Turks from the Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus) that grows in the region + Caicos from Lucayan Taíno caya hico, meaning 'string of islands'.

Word Breakdown

Root: caya hico

Inflected Forms

the Turks and Caicos Islands (canonical)

Phrases

Turks and Caicos Islander

Synonyms

TCI Turks and Caicos

Questions

How do you pronounce turks and caicos islands?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɜː(ɹ)ks ən ˈkeɪkəs ˌaɪləndz/.
What does turks and caicos islands mean?: An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.
Where does turks and caicos islands come from?: Turks from the Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus) that grows in the region + Caicos from Lucayan Taíno caya hico, meaning 'string of islands'.

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