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Pourquoi Pas

Pourquoi Pas proper noun: a mountainous island lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.

Proper noun

Pourquoi Pas

  1. A mountainous island lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.

Origin of Pourquoi Pas

From French pourquoi pas (literally “why not”). Named by John Rymill, after Charcot's expedition ship, the Pourquoi-Pas ?.

Questions about Pourquoi Pas

What does Pourquoi Pas mean?
Pourquoi Pas means a mountainous island lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
What part of speech is Pourquoi Pas?
Pourquoi Pas is a proper noun.

Words near Pourquoi Pas in the dictionary

  1. pourpointerie
  2. pourpointing
  3. pourpoints
  4. pourpresture
  5. pourprestures
  6. Pourquoi Pas
  7. pourquoi stories
  8. pourquoi story
  9. pourquoi tale
  10. pourquoi tales
  11. pours

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