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Ebeye

US/ˈiːbaɪ/

Ebeye proper noun: the most populous island of Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.

Proper noun

Ebeye

  1. The most populous island of Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.

Origin of Ebeye

Originally a phonetic respelling of German Ebeje, with j mispronounced as if a German word, from Marshallese Ebeje, the older orthographic spelling of Epjā. Later on, re-pronounced as if an English word, leading to modern Marshallese Ibae.

Questions about Ebeye

What does Ebeye mean?
Ebeye means the most populous island of Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.
What part of speech is Ebeye?
Ebeye is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ebeye?
Ebeye is pronounced /ˈiːbaɪ/ (US).

Words near Ebeye in the dictionary

  1. Eberweins
  2. ebery
  3. EBEs
  4. Ebetsu
  5. Ebey
  6. Ebeye
  7. Ebeys
  8. EBF
  9. EBFed
  10. EBFing
  11. EBFs

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