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Dog Islands

Syllables: Dog Is·lands/ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.ləndz/

Dog Islands proper noun: an archipelago of the British Virgin Islands.

Proper noun

Dog Islands

  1. An archipelago of the British Virgin Islands.

Origin of Dog Islands

The islands are named for the former presence of Caribbean monk seals (“Neomonachus tropicalis”). The barking of the seals was confused with that of dogs by early visitors.

Words that rhyme with Dog Islands

Questions about Dog Islands

What does Dog Islands mean?
Dog Islands means an archipelago of the British Virgin Islands.
What part of speech is Dog Islands?
Dog Islands is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dog Islands?
Dog Islands is pronounced /ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.ləndz/.

Words near Dog Islands in the dictionary

  1. dog in the fight
  2. dog in the hunt
  3. dog in the manger
  4. dog in the race
  5. Dog Island
  6. Dog Islands
  7. dog it
  8. dog Latin
  9. dog lead
  10. dog leads
  11. dog man

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