Anguilla
Syllables: An·guil·la/æŋˈɡwɪ.lə/
Anguilla proper noun: an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
Proper noun
Anguilla
- An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
- In the late 1990s, the tiny Caribbean nation of Anguilla was home to an interesting cluster of expatriates. With its nonexistent taxes and incredible beaches, it was the perfect place for self-employed computer geeks to develop projects during the dot-com boom.2020, Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Sealand: The True Story of the World's Most Stubborn Micronation, Icon Books, →ISBN
- With companies wanting internet addresses that communicate they are at the forefront of the A.I. boom — like Elon Musk’s X.ai website for his artificial intelligence company — Anguilla has recently received a huge influx in requests for domain names.2024 March 22, Emma Bubola, “The A.I. Boom Makes Millions for an Unlikely Industry Player: Anguilla”, in The New York Times
Anguilla meaning in Arabic and Thai
Anguilla in Arabic
- British overseas territory in the Caribbean
- أَنْغِيلَا ʔanḡīlā, أَنْجْوِيلَا ʔangwīlā
Anguilla in Thai
- British overseas territory in the Caribbean
- แองกวิลลา ɛng-gwil-lâa
Origin of Anguilla
Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original. The name of the island refers to its elongated shape.
Words formed from Anguilla
- Anguillan
- Anguilla Channel
- Republic of Anguilla
- Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Words that rhyme with Anguilla
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- flotilla
- granadilla
- maxilla
- villa
- cascarilla
- cedilla
- coronilla
- mammilla
- mantilla
- Priscilla
- rachilla
- sabadilla
- sapodilla
- scilla
- scintilla
- tefilla
- antiguerrilla
- aspergilla
- axizilla
- bitchzilla
- bridezilla
- camarilla
- Chipzilla
- couplezilla
- cuntzilla
- Drusilla
- Fedzilla
- fibrilla
- Godzilla
- groomzilla
- hemimaxilla
- hydrilla
- manilla
- millah
- momzilla
- perilla
- premaxilla
- promzilla
- salsilla
- scrilla
- sensilla
- septomaxilla
- serial killer
- sherilla
- Silla
- sinsemilla
- spirilla
- submaxilla
Questions about Anguilla
- What does Anguilla mean?
- Anguilla means an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
- What is Anguilla in Arabic?
- Anguilla in Arabic is أَنْغِيلَا (ʔanḡīlā), أَنْجْوِيلَا (ʔangwīlā). See Anguilla meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Anguilla?
- Anguilla is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Anguilla?
- Anguilla is pronounced /æŋˈɡwɪ.lə/.
Words near Anguilla in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Anguilla (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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