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Fortunate Isles

Fortunate Isles proper noun: cape Verde.

Proper noun

the Fortunate Isles

  1. (obsolete) Cape Verde.
  2. (Greek) Synonym of Islands of the Blessed.

Synonyms of Fortunate Isles

Origin of Fortunate Isles

Calque of Ancient Greek Μακάρων νῆσοι (Makárōn nêsoi).

Questions about Fortunate Isles

What does Fortunate Isles mean?
Fortunate Isles means cape Verde.
What part of speech is Fortunate Isles?
Fortunate Isles is a proper noun.

Words near Fortunate Isles in the dictionary

  1. Fortuna
  2. fortunae
  3. fortunant
  4. fortunantly
  5. fortunate
  6. Fortunate Isles
  7. fortunately
  8. fortunateness
  9. fortunatenesses
  10. fortunatest
  11. Fortunato

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