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hispaniola

His·pan·io·la
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [his-puh n-yoh-luh; Spanish ees-pahn-yaw-lah]
    • /ˌhɪs pənˈyoʊ lə; Spanish ˌis pɑnˈyɔ lɑ/
    • /hˌɪspənjˈəʊlə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [his-puh n-yoh-luh; Spanish ees-pahn-yaw-lah]
    • /ˌhɪs pənˈyoʊ lə; Spanish ˌis pɑnˈyɔ lɑ/

Definitions of hispaniola word

  • noun hispaniola an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km). 1
  • noun hispaniola 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) 0
  • noun hispaniola island in the West Indies, between Cuba & Puerto Rico: divided between Haiti & the Dominican Republic: 29,418 sq mi (76,192 sq km) 0
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  • haiti

    Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.

  • antilles

    main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas

  • caribbean plate

    a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, encompassing the Central American portion of North America, the Caribbean Sea, and the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, as well as the Leeward and Windward Islands; bordered north and south by the North and South American Plates and west by the Cocos Plate.

  • dominican republic

    a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.

  • hammock

    hummock (def 1).

  • hayti

    former name of Haiti (def 1).
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