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New Hebrides

/ˌnjuː ˈhɛbɹɪdiz/

New Hebrides proper noun: a group of islands in the Pacific, now forming the state of Vanuatu.

Proper noun

the New Hebrides

  1. (historical) A group of islands in the Pacific, now forming the state of Vanuatu.

Origin of New Hebrides

After the Hebrides in Scotland.

Words formed from New Hebrides

Questions about New Hebrides

What does New Hebrides mean?
New Hebrides means a group of islands in the Pacific, now forming the state of Vanuatu.
What part of speech is New Hebrides?
New Hebrides is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce New Hebrides?
New Hebrides is pronounced /ˌnjuː ˈhɛbɹɪdiz/.

Words near New Hebrides in the dictionary

  1. New Haven County
  2. New Haven theology
  3. New Havenite
  4. New Haw
  5. New Hebridean
  6. New Hebrides
  7. New High German
  8. New Hinksey
  9. new historicism
  10. New Holland
  11. New Holland honeyeater

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