Hispaniola

[ his-puhn-yoh-luh; Spanish ees-pahn-yaw-lah ]

/ ˌhɪs pənˈyoʊ lə; Spanish ˌis pɑnˈyɔ lɑ /

noun

an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).

Formerly Haiti, Hay·ti, Santo Domingo, San Do·min·go.

Words nearby Hispaniola

Hispanic, Hispanicism, Hispanicist, Hispanicize, hispanidad, Hispaniola, hispanism, Hispanist, Hispano-, Hispanophile, Hispanophobe

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for Hispaniola

He said, Hispaniola; and then uttered all the thankfulness imaginable for his deliverance.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
At Dominica he took several vessels, and several others at Guadaloupe, and then put into a key off Hispaniola to clean and refit.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3)|Walter Thornbury
Each year Hispaniola alone sends between four and five hundred thousand gold ducats to Spain.
De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
The Spaniards who lived on the island of Hispaniola sent frequent expeditions to the mainland in the hope of finding gold.
Discoverers and Explorers|Edward R. Shaw

Accordingly, it was decided to abandon the enterprise and return to Hispaniola.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Fiske.

British Dictionary definitions for Hispaniola

Hispaniola

/ (ˌhɪspənˈjəʊlə, Spanish ispaˈɲola) /

noun

the second largest island in the Caribbean, in the Greater Antilles: divided politically into Haiti and the Dominican Republic; discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, who named it La Isla Española. Area: 18 703 sq km (29 418 sq miles)Former name: Santo Domingo

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hispaniola
释义	Hispaniola [ his-puhn-yoh-luh; Spanish ees-pahn-yaw-lah ] / ˌhɪs pənˈyoʊ lə; Spanish ˌis pɑnˈyɔ lɑ / noun an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km). Formerly Haiti, Hay·ti, Santo Domingo, San Do·min·go. Words nearby Hispaniola Hispanic, Hispanicism, Hispanicist, Hispanicize, hispanidad, Hispaniola, hispanism, Hispanist, Hispano-, Hispanophile, Hispanophobe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hispaniola He said, Hispaniola; and then uttered all the thankfulness imaginable for his deliverance. The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)\|Daniel Defoe At Dominica he took several vessels, and several others at Guadaloupe, and then put into a key off Hispaniola to clean and refit. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3)\|Walter Thornbury Each year Hispaniola alone sends between four and five hundred thousand gold ducats to Spain. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt The Spaniards who lived on the island of Hispaniola sent frequent expeditions to the mainland in the hope of finding gold. Discoverers and Explorers\|Edward R. Shaw Accordingly, it was decided to abandon the enterprise and return to Hispaniola. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)\|John Fiske. British Dictionary definitions for Hispaniola Hispaniola / (ˌhɪspənˈjəʊlə, Spanish ispaˈɲola) / noun the second largest island in the Caribbean, in the Greater Antilles: divided politically into Haiti and the Dominican Republic; discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, who named it La Isla Española. Area: 18 703 sq km (29 418 sq miles)Former name: Santo Domingo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	gehenna gehlenite gehrig gehrig, lou gehry geiger geiger counter geiger-müller threshold geiger-müller tube geiger tree geiger tube geikie geisel geisha geissler tube geitonogamy gel gela gelada gelasius i gelasius ii gelatification gelatin gelatinate gelatin dynamite