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Adams Island

Adams Island proper noun: a small rocky coastal antarctic island.

Proper noun (1)

Adams Island

  1. A small rocky coastal antarctic island.

Proper noun (2)

Adams Island

  1. A former island in Massachusetts, United States.
  2. An uninhabited island of the Auckland Islands, New Zealand.
  3. An uninhabited island of the Qikiqtaaluk region, Nunavut territory, Canada.

Origin of Adams Island

Named after Edgar Lucas Adams (1883–1928), the boatswain of the expedition ship, Aurora.

Questions about Adams Island

What does Adams Island mean?
Adams Island means a small rocky coastal antarctic island.
What part of speech is Adams Island?
Adams Island is a proper noun.

Words near Adams Island in the dictionary

  1. Adams
  2. Adams Center
  3. Adams City
  4. Adams County
  5. Adams Estate
  6. Adams Island
  7. Adams Morgan
  8. Adams's catalyst
  9. Adams-Nance syndrome
  10. Adams-Oliver syndrome
  11. Adams-Stokes attack

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