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Block Island

Block Island proper noun: an island in Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, coextensive with the town of New Shoreham.

Proper noun

Block Island

  1. An island in Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, coextensive with the town of New Shoreham.
    • Well I'm on the Downeaster Alexa / And I'm cruisin' through Block Island Sound1989, Billy Joel, “The Downeaster "Alexa"”, in Storm Front

Block Island meaning in Urdu, Arabic and Persian

Block Island in Urdu

Translations
بلاک جزیرہ

Block Island in Arabic

Translations
بلوك آيلاند

Block Island in Persian

Translations
بلاک آیلند

Origin of Block Island

From Dutch Block, named after Dutch explorer Adriaen Block.

Words formed from Block Island

Questions about Block Island

What does Block Island mean?
Block Island means an island in Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, coextensive with the town of New Shoreham.
What is Block Island in Urdu?
Block Island in Urdu is بلاک جزیرہ. See Block Island meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is Block Island?
Block Island is a proper noun.

Words near Block Island in the dictionary

  1. block holes
  2. block hour
  3. block hours
  4. block instrument
  5. block instruments
  6. Block Island
  7. Block Island Sound
  8. Block Islander
  9. Block Islanders
  10. block length
  11. block lengths

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