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Haida Gwaii

Haida Gwaii proper noun: an archipelago off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.

Proper noun

Haida Gwaii

  1. An archipelago off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.

Synonyms of Haida Gwaii

Origin of Haida Gwaii

Modern coinage used by the Haida people since the 1970s, from the Haida language, meaning "Islands of the People." The archipelago, which had previously been known as the Queen Charlotte Islands (being first identified on maps with this name in 1790), was officially renamed Haida Gwaii by the British Columbia government on June 3, 2010.

Questions about Haida Gwaii

What does Haida Gwaii mean?
Haida Gwaii means an archipelago off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.
What part of speech is Haida Gwaii?
Haida Gwaii is a proper noun.

Words near Haida Gwaii in the dictionary

  1. Haicheng
  2. haick
  3. haicks
  4. haid
  5. Haida
  6. Haida Gwaii
  7. Haidah
  8. haidamak
  9. Haidan
  10. Haidao
  11. Haidar

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