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Easter Island

Easter Island proper noun: an island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments.

Proper noun

Easter Island

  1. An island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments.
    • The commodore, after he had quitted this iſland, ſailed 12 degrees to the weſtward, having ſight of a number of birds, which attended them till they arrived at a ſmall iſland about 16 leagues in extent, which they called Paſch, or Eaſter Iſland, from the day on which it was diſcovered.1755, A New Universal Collection of Voyages and Travels, page 320
    Synonyms:
    Rapa Nui

Easter Island meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Easter Island in Hindi

Island in the Pacific
ईस्टर द्वीप īsṭar dvīp

Easter Island in Arabic

Island in the Pacific
جَزِيرَة عِيد اَلْفِصْح, جَزِيرَة الْفِصْح

Easter Island in Malay

Island in the Pacific
Pulau Easter

Easter Island in Indonesian

Island in the Pacific
Pulau Paskah
More languagesFewer languages
Easter Island in Persian
جزیره ایستر jazire ister
Easter Island in Thai
เกาะอีสเตอร์ gɔ̀-íis-dtə̂ə
Easter Island in Vietnamese
đảo Phục Sinh

Synonyms of Easter Island

Origin of Easter Island

Calque of Dutch Paaseiland. Named by the island's first recorded European visitor, the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday 1722. Roggeveen named it Paasch-Eyland (an 18th century Dutch spelling). The island's official Spanish name, isla de Pascua, also means “Easter Island”.

Words formed from Easter Island

Questions about Easter Island

What does Easter Island mean?
Easter Island means an island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments.
What is Easter Island in Hindi?
Easter Island in Hindi is ईस्टर द्वीप (īsṭar dvīp). See Easter Island meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Easter Island?
Easter Island is a proper noun.

Words near Easter Island in the dictionary

  1. Easter flowers
  2. Easter Friday
  3. Easter giant
  4. Easter giants
  5. Easter grass
  6. Easter Island
  7. Easter Islander
  8. Easter Islanders
  9. Easter lilies
  10. Easter lily
  11. Easter Monday

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