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Eyjafjallajökull

/ˈeɪ.aˌfjat.laˌjɜ.kəl/

Eyjafjallajökull proper noun: a glacier and volcano in southern Iceland.

Proper noun

Eyjafjallajökull

  1. A glacier and volcano in southern Iceland.
    • Catch a throatful from the fire vocal / With ash and molten glass like I am Eyjafjallajökull / The volcano out of Iceland / He'll conquer and destroy the rap world like the white men2012, “Guv'nor”, in Key to the Kuffs, performed by JJ DOOM

Origin of Eyjafjallajökull

Borrowed from Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull (literally “glacier of the Eyjafjöll”), where Eyjafjöll (literally “mountains of the islands”) is the name given to the southern side of the massif.

Questions about Eyjafjallajökull

What does Eyjafjallajökull mean?
Eyjafjallajökull means a glacier and volcano in southern Iceland.
What part of speech is Eyjafjallajökull?
Eyjafjallajökull is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Eyjafjallajökull?
Eyjafjallajökull is pronounced /ˈeɪ.aˌfjat.laˌjɜ.kəl/.

Words near Eyjafjallajökull in the dictionary

  1. eyeworthy
  2. EYFS
  3. eygre
  4. eygres
  5. eying
  6. Eyjafjallajökull
  7. Eyleen
  8. Eyler
  9. Eylers
  10. Eyles
  11. Eyletters

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