Tristan da Cunha

English

Etymology

Named after Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha (1460–1540).

Proper noun

Tristan da Cunha

A remote group of islands in the South Atlantic; a dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena

Derived terms

Tristan albatros
Tristan klipfish
Tristan moorhen
Tristan thrush

Translations

British territory

Arabic: تريستان دا كونا (tristān dā kūnyā)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 特里斯坦-達庫尼亞群島／特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛 (Tèlǐsītǎn dá Kùníyǎ qúndǎo)
Greek: Τριστάν ντα Κούνια n (Tristán nta Koúnia)
Japanese: トリスタン・ダ・クーニャ (Torisutan-da-Kūnya)
Korean: 트리스탄다쿠냐 (teuriseutandakunya)
Lithuanian: Tristanas da Kunja
Russian: Триста́н-да-Ку́нья (ru) m (Tristán-da-Kúnʹja)

Further reading

Tristan da Cunha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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