HOORN ISLANDS

Meaning of HOORN ISLANDS in English

geographical name see: Futuna Islands

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

HOORN ISLANDS — — see Futuna Islands
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HOORN ISLANDS — Function: geographical name ― see FUTUNA ISLANDS
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HOORN — gemeente (commune), Noord-Holland provincie, northwestern Netherlands, on the IJsselmeer (lake). Founded about 1300 and chartered in 1357, it was the …
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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ISLANDS — Острова
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ISLANDS — Архипелаг
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HOORN — Хоорн
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ISLANDS — Chile
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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ISLAND — I Any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, …
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VIRGIN ISLANDS — group of about 90 small islands, islets, cays, and rocks in the West Indies, situated some 40 to 50 miles …
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS — British dependency in the West Indies, comprising two small groups of islands at the southeastern end of The Bahamas and …
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PACIFIC ISLANDS, HISTORY OF — history of the islands from prehistoric times to the end of colonial rule in the period after World War II. …
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PACIFIC ISLANDS — island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic regionsMelanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesiabut conventionally excludes the neighbouring island …
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P'ENG-HU ISLANDS — P'eng-hu also spelled Penghu, Chinese (Wade-Giles) P'eng-hu Ch'n-tao, or P'eng-hu Lieh-taoconventional Pescadores archipelago and hsien (county) of Taiwan, consisting of …
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS — also called Northern Marianas, officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United …
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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS — Spanish Islas Galpagos, officially Archipilago de Coln (Columbus Archipelago), island group of the eastern Pacific Ocean, administratively part of Ecuador. …
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FRISIAN ISLANDS — low-lying chain of islands from 3 to 20 miles (5 to 32 km) off the northern European mainland. They extend …
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CAYMAN ISLANDS — British colony in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac, situated about 180 …
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ALEUTIAN ISLANDS — Aleutian Islands chain of small islands that separate the Bering Sea (north) from the main portion of the Pacific Ocean …
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ISLAND — n. Holy Island Sandalwood Island Alcatraz Island Alexander Island Anticosti Island Baffin Island Banks Island Bathurst Island Block Island Cape …
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FUTUNA ISLANDS — or Hoorn Islands geographical name islands SW Pacific NE of Fiji; formerly a French protectorate, since 1959 part of Wallis …
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HORN, CAPE — Southern extremity of South America . Located on Horn Island in the southern Tierra del Fuego archipelago, it projects south …
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FUTUNA ISLANDS — or Hoorn Islands Island group (pop., 1996: 4,638), South Pacific Ocean. Lying northeast of Fiji , the islands, Futuna and …
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COHORN — ˈkōˌhȯrn noun also coe·horn ˈkōōˌ-, ˈkōˌ- ( -s ) Etymology: from earlier Coehorn mortar, part translation of Dutch Coe-hoorn-mortier, after …
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FUTUNA ISLANDS — or Hoorn Islands ˈhȯrn islands SW Pacific NE of Fiji; formerly a French protectorate, since 1959 part of Wallis & …
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TOLEWARE — any object of japanned (varnished) tinplate and pewter. The term is derived from the French name for such objects, tle …
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WALLIS AND FUTUNA — officially Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Territoire de Wallis et Futuna self-governing French overseas territory located about …
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SCHOUTEN, WILLEM — born 1567?, Hoorn, Neth. died 1625, Antongil Bay, Madagascar in full Willem Corneliszoon Schouten Dutch explorer whose 161516 expedition discovered …
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POLYNESIA — ethnogeographic grouping of islands scattered across a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean. The triangle has its apex …
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OUTER HEBRIDES — islands in Scotland, off the northwestern coast of the Scottish mainland. They constitute the Western Isles council area. Lewis, the …
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OCEANIC ARTS
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES — Dutch Nederlandse Antillen, five islands in the Caribbean Sea, an autonomous part of The Netherlands since 1954. The islands are …
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MICRONESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of those Pacific Islands grouped as Micronesia. The islands include Kiribati (formerly …
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MICRONESIA — officially Federated States of Micronesia, country in the western Pacific Ocean. It is composed of more than 600 islands and …
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MELANESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of those indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands grouped as Melanesia. The islands include (generally from …
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LEWES — district, administrative county of East Sussex, historic county of Sussex, England. The mainly rural district occupies a large part of …
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LAKSHADWEEP — formerly (195673) Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, union territory of India. It is a group of some two dozen islands …
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HORNE ISLANDS — also called Futuna Islands, French les De Horne or les De Futuna pair of volcanic islands (Futuna and Alofi) forming …
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HORN, CAPE — Spanish Cabo De Hornos, steep rocky headland on Hornos Island, Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, Magallanes region, southern Chile. Located off …
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GRANVELLE, ANTOINE PERRENOT DE — born Aug. 20, 1517, Besanon, France died Sept. 21, 1586, Madrid minister of King Philip II of Spain; he played …
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FRENCH POLYNESIA — officially Territory of French Polynesia, French Territoire de la Polynsie Franaise collection of island groups and overseas territory of France …
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ENKHUIZEN — gemeente (commune), Nordholland provincie, northwestern Netherlands, on the IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel). Chartered in 1355, the town gained importance during the …
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DODECANESE — Modern Greek Dhodheknisos, group of islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwestern coast of Turkey, and constituting the noms …
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COEN, JAN PIETERSZOON — born Jan. 8, 1587, Hoorn, Holland [now in The Netherlands] died Sept. 21, 1629, Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, …
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BOK, BART J(AN) — born , April 28, 1906, Hoorn, Neth. died Aug. 7, 1983, Tucson, Ariz., U.S. Dutch-born American astronomer known for his …
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BAHAMAS, THE — officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, archipelago and state on the northwestern edge of the West Indies. The group occupies an …
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HORN — / hɔːn; NAmE hɔːrn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a hard pointed part that grows, usually …
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ISLAND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an island chain ▪ the island chain from Asia to Australasia desert island traffic island …
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HORN, CAPE — Southern extremity of South America . Located on Horn Island in the southern Tierra del Fuego archipelago, it projects south …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FUTUNA ISLANDS — or Hoorn Islands Island group (pop., 1996: 4,638), South Pacific Ocean. Lying northeast of Fiji , the islands, Futuna and …
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ХООРН — Hoorn
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
ОСТРОВ — island; (в географических названиях и поэт. тж.) isle (of) island; isle поэт. превращать в остров — поэт. enisle поместить на …
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ОСТРОВ — муж. island; isle поэт. превращать в остров — поэт. enisle поместить на остров — поэт. enisle большой остров — ( …
Русско-Английский краткий словарь по общей лексике
ОСТРОВ — муж. island isle поэт. превращать в остров – поэт. enisle поместить на остров – поэт. enisle большой остров – (среди …
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