English Explanatory Dictionary

Saipan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Pronunciation

/saɪˈpæn/ sī-pǎnʹ sī-pänʹ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Saipan.wav

Word forms

Saipan

Etymology

From Chamorro Saipan. A folk etymology connects it with the Carolinian for “empty place”.

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