Tristan da Cunha

English

Etymology

Named after Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha (1460–1540).

Proper noun

Tristan da Cunha

1. A remote group of islands in the South Atlantic; a dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena.

Derived terms

• Tristan albatros
• Tristan klipfish
• Tristan moorhen
• Tristan thrush

Translations

British territory

• Arabic: تريستان دا كونا (tristān dā kūnyā)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特里斯坦-達庫尼亞群島／特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛 (Tèlǐsītǎn dá Kùníyǎ qúndǎo)

• Greek: Τριστάν ντα Κούνια n (Tristán nta Koúnia)
• Japanese: トリスタン・ダ・クーニャ (Torisutan-da-Kūnya)
• Korean: 트리스탄다쿠냐 (teuriseutandakunya)
• Lithuanian: Tristanas da Kunja
• Russian: Триста́н-да-Ку́нья (ru) m (Tristán-da-Kúnʹja)

Further reading

Tristan da Cunha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia