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Sandwich Island

Sandwich Island proper noun: former name of Manuae Island.

Proper noun (1)

Sandwich Island

  1. (obsolete) Former name of Manuae Island.

Proper noun (2)

Sandwich Island

  1. Former name of Efate.

Origin of Sandwich Island

Named in honor of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich by Captain James Cook.

Questions about Sandwich Island

What does Sandwich Island mean?
Sandwich Island means former name of Manuae Island.
What part of speech is Sandwich Island?
Sandwich Island is a proper noun.

Words near Sandwich Island in the dictionary

  1. sandwich generations
  2. sandwich girder
  3. sandwich girders
  4. sandwich glass
  5. sandwich glasses
  6. Sandwich Island
  7. Sandwich Islander
  8. Sandwich Islanders
  9. Sandwich Islands
  10. Sandwich Land
  11. sandwich loaf

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