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Cat Island

Cat Island proper noun: an east-central district of the Bahamas, consisting of a long and thin island that harbors the Bahamas' highest point at 63 m.

cat island: an east-central district of the Bahamas, consisting of a long and thin island that harbors the...
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Proper noun

Cat Island

  1. An east-central district of the Bahamas, consisting of a long and thin island that harbors the Bahamas' highest point at 63 m.

Origin of Cat Island

Possibly named after Arthur Catt, a pirate, or referring to the once-large population of feral cats.

Questions about Cat Island

What does Cat Island mean?
Cat Island means an east-central district of the Bahamas, consisting of a long and thin island that harbors the Bahamas' highest point at 63 m.
What part of speech is Cat Island?
Cat Island is a proper noun.

Words near Cat Island in the dictionary

  1. cat in hell's chance
  2. cat in the meal tub
  3. cat in the meal-tub
  4. cat in the pan
  5. cat in the sack
  6. Cat Island
  7. cat ladies
  8. cat lady
  9. cat litter
  10. cat liver fluke
  11. cat liver flukes

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