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King Island

King Island proper noun: an island and local government area located in Bass Strait, on the north coast of Tasmania, Australia, named after Philip Gidley King.

Proper noun

King Island

  1. An island and local government area located in Bass Strait, on the north coast of Tasmania, Australia, named after Philip Gidley King.
  2. A small island near Cape Melville in northern Queensland, Australia.
  3. An island on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, named after James King (Royal Navy officer).
  4. An island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.
  5. A small island in Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after William Lyon Mackenzie King.
  6. A small island in the Bering Sea, Alaska, United States, named after James King (as in British Columbia).
  7. An island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

Words formed from King Island

Questions about King Island

What does King Island mean?
King Island means an island and local government area located in Bass Strait, on the north coast of Tasmania, Australia, named after Philip Gidley King.
What part of speech is King Island?
King Island is a proper noun.

Words near King Island in the dictionary

  1. King George County
  2. King George whiting
  3. king hit
  4. king hits
  5. king hitting
  6. King Island
  7. King Island brown thornbill
  8. King Island brown thornbills
  9. King James Bible
  10. King James Bibles
  11. King James Version

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