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komodo

Syllables: Ko·mo·doUK/kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/US/kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/

komodo is the alternative letter-case form of Komodo.

Proper noun capitalized: Komodo

Komodo

  1. An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands

Noun capitalized: Komodo

Komodo (plural Komodos)

  1. A Komodo dragon.

Forms of komodo

pluralkomodos
pluralKomodos

Origin of komodo

Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”). The name is from the island's indigenous (Austronesian) name in Komodo, Tana Modo (“the land of Modo”), used by the native Ata Modo people.

Words formed from komodo

Phrases with komodo

Words that rhyme with komodo

Questions about komodo

What does komodo mean?
Komodo means an island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
What is komodo the alternative letter-case form of?
Komodo is the alternative letter-case form of Komodo.
What part of speech is komodo?
Komodo can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce komodo?
Komodo is pronounced /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/ (UK).

Words near komodo in the dictionary

  1. Komnenian
  2. Komnenians
  3. Komnenoi
  4. Komnenos
  5. Komnzo
  6. komodo
  7. Komodo dragon
  8. Komodo dragons
  9. komodos
  10. Komondor
  11. Komondorok

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