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Ellesmere Island

Ellesmere Island proper noun: the northernmost island of Canada, in Nunavut.

Proper noun

Ellesmere Island

  1. The northernmost island of Canada, in Nunavut.
    Synonyms:
    Ellesmere Land

Synonyms of Ellesmere Island

Origin of Ellesmere Island

Named after Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere.

Questions about Ellesmere Island

What does Ellesmere Island mean?
Ellesmere Island means the northernmost island of Canada, in Nunavut.
What part of speech is Ellesmere Island?
Ellesmere Island is a proper noun.

Words near Ellesmere Island in the dictionary

  1. Ellerton-on-Swale
  2. Ellertons
  3. Ellery
  4. Ellesborough
  5. Ellesmere
  6. Ellesmere Island
  7. Ellesmere Land
  8. Ellesmere Port
  9. Ellesmere Rural
  10. Ellesmere Urban
  11. ellesmeroceratid

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