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Ketron Island

Ketron Island proper noun: an island and census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

Proper noun

Ketron Island

  1. An island and census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
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Origin of Ketron Island

The island was named "Kittson Island" (after Hudson's Bay Company employee William Kittson) by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, but his cartographers made an error.

Questions about Ketron Island

What does Ketron Island mean?
Ketron Island means an island and census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
What part of speech is Ketron Island?
Ketron Island is a proper noun.

Words near Ketron Island in the dictionary

  1. ketovalerates
  2. ketoxal
  3. ketoxime
  4. ketoximes
  5. Ketron
  6. Ketron Island
  7. Ketrons
  8. kets
  9. ketsup
  10. ketsups
  11. Kettell

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