Tortola
Syllables: Tor·to·laUK/tɔːˈtəʊlə/US/toɹˈtoʊlə/
Tortola proper noun: an island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.
Proper noun
Tortola
- An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.
Origin of Tortola
Named after the Dutch island of Tholen with integration of the contracted preposition ter. The toponym was later (incorrectly) reinterpreted as a derivation from Spanish tórtola (“turtle dove”).
Words formed from Tortola
Words that rhyme with Tortola
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- ebola
- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- crapola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- hideola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- payola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- scagliola
- Shinola
- shola
- solah
Questions about Tortola
- What does Tortola mean?
- Tortola means an island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.
- What part of speech is Tortola?
- Tortola is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Tortola?
- Tortola is pronounced /toɹˈtoʊlə/ (US).
Words near Tortola in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Tortola (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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