Harp Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Hao, an atoll in Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.

Word forms

Harp Island

Etymology

A calque of French Île de la Harpe, named by Louis Antoine de Bougainville for its shape's supposed resemblance to a harp.

Synonyms

Hao
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