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Abaco

/ˈæb.əˌkoʊ/

Abaco proper noun: the Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas.

abaco: the Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas
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Proper noun

Abaco

  1. The Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas.

Origin of Abaco

From an earlier form Habacoa (found on Juan de la Cosa's map of 1500). In the 1500s they were also called Iucayonique, probably after the Lucayans who inhabited them.

Phrases with Abaco

Questions about Abaco

What does Abaco mean?
Abaco means the Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas.
What part of speech is Abaco?
Abaco is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Abaco?
Abaco is pronounced /ˈæb.əˌkoʊ/.

Words near Abaco in the dictionary

  1. abacks
  2. abackstays
  3. abackward
  4. abackwards
  5. abacmectin
  6. Abaco
  7. Abaco Islands
  8. abacomancy
  9. abacost
  10. abacosts
  11. abacot

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