Caicos

//ˈkeɪkəs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Caicos Islands, the bigger archipelago of the Turks and Caicos Islands, lying to the northwest. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Example

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"Cockburn Town is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands."

Etymology

From Lucayan Taíno caya hico, meaning 'string of islands'.

Related phrases

East CaicosMiddle CaicosNorth CaicosSouth CaicosWest Caicoscaicos islands

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