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单词 tristan da cunha
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Tristan da Cunha

[ tris-tuhn duh -koo-nuh, koon-yuh ]
/ ˈtrɪs tən də ˈku nə, ˈkun yə /

noun

a group of four volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, belonging to St. Helena. 40 sq. mi. (104 sq. km).

Words nearby Tristan da Cunha

trispast, trispermous, trisplanchnic, Tristan, Tristan and Iseult, Tristan da Cunha, Tristan und Isolde, tristate, triste, tristearin, tristeza
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British Dictionary definitions for Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha
/ (də ˈkuːnjə) /

noun

a group of four small volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, about halfway between South Africa and South America: comprises the main island of Tristan and the uninhabited islands of Gough, Inaccessible, and Nightingale; discovered in 1506 by the Portuguese admiral Tristão da Cunha; annexed to Britain in 1816; whole population of Tristan evacuated for two years after the volcanic eruption of 1961. Pop: 264 (2010 est). Area: about 100 sq km (40 sq miles)
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
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