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Kerguelen

Kerguelen proper noun: a French surname from Breton. Also the ellipsis of Kerguelen Plateau.

Proper noun

Kerguelen (plural Kerguelens)

  1. (countable) A French surname from Breton.
    1. (countable) Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (13 February 1734 – 3 March 1797) was a French explorer and naval officer.
  2. An archipelago of Kerguelen, Southern Ocean.
  3. An overseas territory in France, on the eponymous archipelago.

Also used as

Kerguelen is also the ellipsis of Kerguelen Plateau.

Kerguelen is also the ellipsis of Kerguelen Island.

Forms of Kerguelen

pluralKerguelens

Origin of Kerguelen

From French Kerguelen, from Breton Kergelen.

Words formed from Kerguelen

Phrases with Kerguelen

Questions about Kerguelen

What does Kerguelen mean?
Kerguelen means a French surname from Breton.
What part of speech is Kerguelen?
Kerguelen is a proper noun.

Words near Kerguelen in the dictionary

  1. kerfuffled
  2. kerfuffles
  3. kerfuffling
  4. kerfuffly
  5. Kergloff
  6. Kerguelen
  7. Kerguelen cabbage
  8. Kerguelen cabbages
  9. Kerguelen Islands
  10. Kerguelens
  11. Kergunyah

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