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Sandwich Islands

Sandwich Islands proper noun: an early name for the archipelago of nineteen Hawaiian Islands.

Proper noun

Sandwich Islands

  1. (obsolete) An early name for the archipelago of nineteen Hawaiian Islands.
    • […]I should be sorry to form an unworthy estimate of that of my own circle, though I have several times met with the foregoing confusion, as well as the following and other equally ill-informed questions, one or two of which I reluctantly admit that I might have been guilty of myself before I...1875, Isabella L. Bird, The Hawaiian Archipelago

Sandwich Islands meaning in Bengali

Sandwich Islands in Bengali

Hawaiian Islands
হাওয়াই দ্বীপপুঞ্জ haōẇai dippunjo

Origin of Sandwich Islands

Named in 1778 by Captain James Cook in honour of the First Lord of the Admiralty, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.

Questions about Sandwich Islands

What does Sandwich Islands mean?
Sandwich Islands means an early name for the archipelago of nineteen Hawaiian Islands.
What is Sandwich Islands in Bengali?
Sandwich Islands in Bengali is হাওয়াই দ্বীপপুঞ্জ (haōẇai dippunjo). See Sandwich Islands meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Sandwich Islands?
Sandwich Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Sandwich Islands in the dictionary

  1. sandwich glass
  2. sandwich glasses
  3. Sandwich Island
  4. Sandwich Islander
  5. Sandwich Islanders
  6. Sandwich Islands
  7. Sandwich Land
  8. sandwich loaf
  9. sandwich loaves
  10. sandwich man
  11. sandwich men

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