HOORN ISLANDS

Meaning of HOORN ISLANDS in English

Function: geographical name

― see FUTUNA ISLANDS

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

HOORN ISLANDS — geographical name see: Futuna Islands
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOORN ISLANDS — — 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 — 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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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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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 …
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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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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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