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Swains Island

Swains Island proper noun: an atoll in the Tokelau island chain.

Proper noun

Swains Island

  1. An atoll in the Tokelau island chain.

Origin of Swains Island

Captain William L. Hudson of the USS Peacock saw the island in 1841, and claimed to have learned its location from a certain Captain Swain of Nantucket. The apostrophe in Swain's was later dropped.

Questions about Swains Island

What does Swains Island mean?
Swains Island means an atoll in the Tokelau island chain.
What part of speech is Swains Island?
Swains Island is a proper noun.

Words near Swains Island in the dictionary

  1. swainling
  2. swainlings
  3. swainmote
  4. swainmotes
  5. swains
  6. Swains Island
  7. Swainsboro
  8. swainship
  9. Swainson
  10. Swainson pea
  11. Swainson's hawk

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