Anguilla

See also: anguilla

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin anguilla (eel).

Proper noun

Anguilla f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anguillidae – typical freshwater eels.

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (eel), from an uncertain Romance language original. The name of the island refers to its elongated shape.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æŋˈɡwɪ.lə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: An‧guil‧la
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə

Proper noun

Anguilla

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

Derived terms

  • Anguillan
  • Anguilla Channel
  • Republic of Anguilla
  • Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla

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Italian

Proper noun

Anguilla f

  1. Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)

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Norman

Proper noun

Anguilla

  1. (Jersey) Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Anguilla f

  1. Alternative form of Anguila; Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (eel), from an uncertain Romance language original.

Proper noun

Anguilla n (genitive Anguillas)

  1. Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)
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