English Explanatory Dictionary

Kerguelen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A French surname from Breton.
  2. Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (13 February 1734 – 3 March 1797) was a French explorer and naval officer.
  3. A placename
  4. Ellipsis of Kerguelen Plateau: a microcontinent and large igneous province in the Southern Ocean.
  5. Ellipsis of Kerguelen Islands.
  6. An archipelago of Kerguelen, Southern Ocean.
  7. An overseas territory in France, on the eponymous archipelago.
  8. Ellipsis of Kerguelen Island: an island of Loire river in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France.

Word forms

Kerguelen Kerguelens

Etymology

From French Kerguelen, from Breton Kergelen.

Derived words

Kerguelen cabbage Kerguelen-Heard Plateau Kerguelen hotspot Kerguelen Island Kerguelen Islands Kerguelen Plateau

Translations

Breton: Kergelen French: Kerguelen
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