Hispaniola

/hɪsˌpæniˈəʊlə/US/ˌhɪspənˈjoʊlə/

Hispaniola proper noun: an island of the Caribbean, divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Proper noun

Hispaniola

An island of the Caribbean, divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Synonyms:

Española, Haiti, Haïti, Hayti, San Domingo, Santo Domingo

Synonyms of Hispaniola

Origin of Hispaniola

A borrowing of Peter Martyr's Latin Hispaniola (equivalent to Hispania + -ola), used in his Decades to translate De las Casas's Spanish Española (in a more latinized form), a clipping of la Isla Española (“the Spanish Island”), translating Columbus's Latin Insula Hispania, bestowed upon its discovery in 1492. Doublet of Española.

Words formed from Hispaniola

Hispaniola pine

Phrases with Hispaniola

Hispaniola pines

Words that rhyme with Hispaniola

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Questions about Hispaniola

What does Hispaniola mean?: Hispaniola means an island of the Caribbean, divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
What part of speech is Hispaniola?: Hispaniola is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hispaniola?: Hispaniola is pronounced /hɪsˌpæniˈəʊlə/ (UK).

Words near Hispaniola in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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