English Explanatory Dictionary

Cooper Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of the British Virgin Islands.

Pronunciation

/ˈkuːp.ə(ɹ)ˈaɪ̯.lənd/

Word forms

Cooper Island

Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The island may have been named after its first settlers, a Dutch family by the name of Koop. Alternatively, the island may have been named after coopers who used the local white cedar (Tabebuia heterophylla) trees to make rum barrels.

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