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Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands proper noun: three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.

Proper noun

the Cayman Islands

  1. Three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
  2. (metonymically) Offshore bank accounts based in the Cayman Islands.
    Synonyms:
    Caymans, Cayman
  3. (broadly, figuratively) Tax havens.

Cayman Islands meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Cayman Islands in Hindi

British territory in the Caribbean
केमन द्वीपसमूह keman dvīpasmūh

Cayman Islands in Arabic

British territory in the Caribbean
جُزُر كَايْمَان juzur kāymān

Cayman Islands in Malay

British territory in the Caribbean
Kepulauan Cayman

Cayman Islands in Indonesian

British territory in the Caribbean
Kepulauan Cayman

Synonyms of Cayman Islands

Forms of Cayman Islands

alternative formCaiman Islands

Origin of Cayman Islands

From Spanish Caymanes, variant of earlier Spanish Lagartos in reference to the early prevalence of marine and freshwater crocodiles on the islands. Spanish caimán and Portuguese caimão are of uncertain etymology, being variously attributed to Taíno kaimán, Kari'na acayouman, and Kongo.

Words formed from Cayman Islands

Questions about Cayman Islands

What does Cayman Islands mean?
Cayman Islands means three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
What is Cayman Islands in Hindi?
Cayman Islands in Hindi is केमन द्वीपसमूह (keman dvīpasmūh). See Cayman Islands meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Cayman Islands?
Cayman Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Cayman Islands in the dictionary

  1. cayman
  2. Cayman ataxia
  3. Cayman Brac
  4. Cayman Islander
  5. Cayman Islanders
  6. Cayman Islands
  7. Caymanian
  8. Caymanians
  9. caymanite
  10. caymanostellid
  11. caymanostellids

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