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South Georgia

South Georgia proper noun: an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom, a British-owned territory. Also the ellipsis of the South Georgia Islands.

Proper noun

South Georgia

  1. An island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom, a British-owned territory.

Also used as

South Georgia is also the ellipsis of the South Georgia Islands.

Synonyms of South Georgia

  • Isle of Georgia
  • Roche Island
  • Saint Peter's Island
  • St Peter's Island
  • St. Peter's Island

Origin of South Georgia

The main island was renamed "Isle of Georgia" in 1775, in honour of King George III of Great Britain, by Captain James Cook.

Words formed from South Georgia

Questions about South Georgia

What does South Georgia mean?
South Georgia means an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom, a British-owned territory.
What part of speech is South Georgia?
South Georgia is a proper noun.

Words near South Georgia in the dictionary

  1. South Frontenac
  2. South Fulton
  3. South Garo Hills
  4. South Gate
  5. South Geelong
  6. South Georgia
  7. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  8. South Gippsland
  9. South Glamorgan
  10. South Glastonbury
  11. South Glengarry

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