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Turks and Caicos Islands

/ˈtɜː(ɹ)ks ən ˈkeɪkəs ˌaɪləndz/

Turks and Caicos Islands proper noun: an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.

turks and caicos islands: an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean
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Proper noun

the Turks and Caicos Islands

  1. An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.

Turks and Caicos Islands meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

Turks and Caicos Islands in Arabic

a British overseas territory in the Caribbean
جُزُر تَرْكْس وَكَايْكُوس juzur tarks wa-kaykus

Turks and Caicos Islands in Indonesian

a British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Kepulauan Turks dan Caicos

Synonyms of Turks and Caicos Islands

Origin of Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks from the Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus) that grows in the region + Caicos from Lucayan Taíno caya hico, meaning 'string of islands'.

Words formed from Turks and Caicos Islands

Questions about Turks and Caicos Islands

What does Turks and Caicos Islands mean?
Turks and Caicos Islands means an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.
What is Turks and Caicos Islands in Arabic?
Turks and Caicos Islands in Arabic is جُزُر تَرْكْس وَكَايْكُوس (juzur tarks wa-kaykus). See Turks and Caicos Islands meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands is pronounced /ˈtɜː(ɹ)ks ən ˈkeɪkəs ˌaɪləndz/.

Words near Turks and Caicos Islands in the dictionary

  1. Turks
  2. Turks & Caicos Is.
  3. Turks and Caicos
  4. Turks and Caicos Islander
  5. Turks and Caicos Islanders
  6. Turks and Caicos Islands
  7. Turks Gut Long Pond
  8. Turksploitation
  9. Turku
  10. Turkuan
  11. Turkwise

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