English Explanatory Dictionary

Hispaniola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of the Caribbean, divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Pronunciation

/hɪsˌpæniˈəʊlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hispaniola.wav /ˌhɪspənˈjoʊlə/ /hɪsˌpæniˈoʊlə/

Word forms

Hispaniola

Etymology

A borrowing of Peter Martyr's Latin Hispaniola (equivalent to Hispania + -ola), used in his Decades to translate De las Casas's Spanish Española (in a more latinized form), a clipping of la Isla Española (“the Spanish Island”), translating Columbus's Latin Insula Hispania, bestowed upon its discovery in 1492. Doublet of Española.

Synonyms

Española Haiti Haïti Hayti San Domingo Santo Domingo

Derived words

Hispaniola pine
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