Ternate
/ˈtɜːnət/ adj, name
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having three divisions (or leaflets) not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 (of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 An island of Maluku, Indonesia.
- 2 The largest city in North Maluku, Indonesia.
- 3 A North Halmahera language of eastern Indonesia, spoken on the island of Ternate.
- 4 A municipality of Cavite, Philippines.
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Etymology 1
Ultimately, from Latin ternus (“three each”)
Etymology 2
The municipality in the Philippines is named in reference to the Indonesian city of Ternate.