English Explanatory Dictionary

Nevis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Pronunciation

/ˈniː.vɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nevis.wav nē′vĭs nĕv′ĭs

Word forms

Nevis

Etymology

From Spanish nieves (“snows”), in Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (“Our Lady of the Snows”), a Spanish name for the island.

Related words

Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the United Kingdom

Derived words

Glen Nevis Nevisian Petit Nevis
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