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Mount Desert Island

Mount Desert Island proper noun: an island in Hancock County, the largest island in Maine, United States.

mount desert island: an island in Hancock County, the largest island in Maine, United States
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Proper noun

Mount Desert Island

  1. An island in Hancock County, the largest island in Maine, United States.

Origin of Mount Desert Island

From French Île des Monts Déserts, so-named for its barren mountains.

Questions about Mount Desert Island

What does Mount Desert Island mean?
Mount Desert Island means an island in Hancock County, the largest island in Maine, United States.
What part of speech is Mount Desert Island?
Mount Desert Island is a proper noun.

Words near Mount Desert Island in the dictionary

  1. Mount Davis
  2. Mount Dee
  3. Mount Deli
  4. Mount Delly
  5. Mount Desert
  6. Mount Desert Island
  7. Mount Diablo
  8. Mount Direction
  9. Mount Dora
  10. Mount Doran
  11. Mount Druitt

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