English Explanatory Dictionary

Trobriand Islands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago of coral atolls off the east coast of New Guinea.

Word forms

Trobriand Islands

Etymology

Named after French naval officer Jean François Sylvestre Denis de Trobriand (1765–1799).

Synonyms

Trobriands

Derived words

Trobriand Islander
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