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Queen Charlotte Islands

Queen Charlotte Islands proper noun: haida Gwaii.

Proper noun

Queen Charlotte Islands

  1. (historical) Haida Gwaii.

Origin of Queen Charlotte Islands

Named by George Dixon, who surveyed the archipelago in 1787, after one of his ships, the Queen Charlotte, which itself was named in honour of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III of the United Kingdom.

Questions about Queen Charlotte Islands

What does Queen Charlotte Islands mean?
Queen Charlotte Islands means haida Gwaii.
What part of speech is Queen Charlotte Islands?
Queen Charlotte Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Queen Charlotte Islands in the dictionary

  1. queen cakes
  2. Queen Camel
  3. queen cell
  4. queen cells
  5. Queen Charlotte
  6. Queen Charlotte Islands
  7. Queen City
  8. Queen City of the South
  9. queen conch
  10. queen conches
  11. queen conchs

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