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west dog island

/ˈwɛst ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
West Dog Is-land
IPA
/ˈwɛst ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
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 west was added to specify the island's location in the western end 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 traffic island george dog island

Questions

How do you pronounce west dog island?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛst ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/.
What does west dog island mean?
An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Where does west 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 west was added to specify the island's location in the western end of the Dog Islands.

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