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Prince William Sound

Prince William Sound proper noun: a sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of Alaska, United States.

Proper noun

Prince William Sound

  1. A sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of Alaska, United States.

Origin of Prince William Sound

Named for Prince William Henry of the United Kingdom.

Questions about Prince William Sound

What does Prince William Sound mean?
Prince William Sound means a sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of Alaska, United States.
What part of speech is Prince William Sound?
Prince William Sound is a proper noun.

Words near Prince William Sound in the dictionary

  1. Prince Rupert's tear
  2. Prince Rupert's tears
  3. Prince Valiant
  4. Prince Valiants
  5. Prince William County
  6. Prince William Sound
  7. prince's feather
  8. Prince's Flag
  9. prince's metal
  10. prince's pine
  11. prince's pines

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