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Meaning of "Hispaniola" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HISPANIOLA

Hispaniola  [ˌhɪspənˈjəʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HISPANIOLA

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Hispaniola is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HISPANIOLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hispaniola

Hispaniola

Hispaniola (Spanish: La Española; French: Hispaniola; Haitian Creole: Ispanyola; Taíno: Ayiti) is the 22nd-largest island in the world, located in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles. It is the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba, the tenth-most-populous island in the world, and the most populous in the Americas. The 76,480 square kilometres (29,530 sq mi) island is divided roughly 64/36 between two sovereign nations, the Dominican Republic (48,445 square kilometres (18,704 sq mi)), and Haiti (27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi)). It is the site of the first European colonies founded by Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493.

Definition of Hispaniola in the English dictionary

The definition of Hispaniola in the dictionary is the second largest island in the Caribbean, in the Greater Antilles: divided politically into Haiti and the Dominican Republic; discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, who named it La Isla Española. Area: 18 703 sq km Former name: Santo Domingo.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HISPANIOLA


Angola
æŋˈɡəʊlə
bipolar
baɪˈpəʊlə
bola
ˈbəʊlə
Coca-Cola
ˌkəʊkəˈkəʊlə
cola
ˈkəʊlə
controller
kənˈtrəʊlə
Ebola
iːˈbəʊlə
kola
ˈkəʊlə
Loyola
lɔɪˈəʊlə
mola
ˈməʊlə
molar
ˈməʊlə
polar
ˈpəʊlə
roller
ˈrəʊlə
scagliola
skælˈjəʊlə
sola
ˈsəʊlə
solar
ˈsəʊlə
stroller
ˈstrəʊlə
viola
vɪˈəʊlə
volar
ˈvəʊlə
Zola
ˈzəʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HISPANIOLA

Hispalis
Hispania
Hispanic
Hispanicisation
Hispanicise
Hispanicism
Hispanicist
Hispanicization
Hispanicize
Hispanidad

WORDS THAT END LIKE HISPANIOLA

Agricola
braciola
Carniola
Coppola
fasciola
gladiola
gondola
granola
hemiola
Moviola
parabola
pergola
pizzaiola
Pola
sdrucciola
sporangiola
tola
Tortola
variola
vola

Synonyms and antonyms of Hispaniola in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hispaniola» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HISPANIOLA

Find out the translation of Hispaniola to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hispaniola from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hispaniola» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伊斯帕尼奥拉岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Hispaniola
570 millions of speakers

English

Hispaniola
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिस्पानिओला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هسبانيولا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эспаньола
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Hispaniola
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি কালো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hispaniola
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hispaniola
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hispaniola
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒスパニオラ島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

히스 파니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hispaniola
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hispaniola
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹிஸ்பானியோலாவுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिस्पॅनियोला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hispanyola
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hispaniola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hispaniola
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Еспаньола
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hispaniola
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ισπανιόλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hispaniola
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hispaniola
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hispaniola
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hispaniola

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HISPANIOLA»

The term «Hispaniola» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.115 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HISPANIOLA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Hispaniola» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Hispaniola» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hispaniola

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HISPANIOLA»

Discover the use of Hispaniola in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hispaniola and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hispaniola: Caribbean Chiefdoms in the Age of Columbus
Hispaniola examines the early years of the contact period in the Caribbean and in narrative form reconstructs the social and political organization of the Ta&iactue;no.
Samuel M. Wilson, 1990
2
The Imagined Island: History, Identity, and Utopia in Hispaniola
Covering five centuries and analyzing key intellectual figures from each country, San Miguel bridges literature, history, & ethnography to identify views of national identity in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Pedro Luis San Miguel, 2006
3
Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle ...
In this book, Michele Wucker asks: "If the symbols that dominate a culture accurately express a nation's character, what kind of a country draws so heavily on images of cockfighting and roosters, birds bred to be aggressive?
Michele Wucker, 2014
4
Presidents of Central America, Mexico, Cuba, and Hispaniola: ...
This book consists of notes of conversations by one of America's leading Latin Americanists, as well as his correspondence with more than two dozen presidents of the Central American republics, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican ...
Robert Jackson Alexander, 1995
5
Caciques and Cemi Idols: The Web Spun by Taino Rulers ...
This volume takes a close look at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cemí power, specifically within the Taíno inter-island cultural sphere encompassing Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.
Jose R Oliver, 2009
6
Hero of Hispaniola: America's First Black Diplomat, Ebenezer ...
This book lays bare the struggles Ebenezer D. Bassett, the nation's first African-American diplomat, faced as a pioneer of one of the most controversial times in America's history: racial integration.
Christopher Teal, 2008
7
Haiti & the Dominican Republic: The Island of Hispaniola
This is the first guidebook to cover Haiti in such depth and is essential for every visitor. Haiti and the Dominican Republic together make up the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Ross Velton, 1999
8
Popular Science
For the plans from which this model was designed, we are indebted to the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Picture Corporation, which built a full-size Hispaniola for use in producing the current screen version of "Treasure Island." The plans were drawn  ...
9
Born to Die: Disease and New World Conquest, 1492-1650
125 As we have seen, another witness, Nikolaus Federmann, on the island from 1529-30 and 1531-32, reported that of 500,000 Indians on Hispaniola when the Spaniards first arrived, fewer than 20,000 remained when he wrote.
Noble David Cook, 1998
10
Hispaniola, a Poem: With Appropriate Notes. To which are ...
HISPANIOLA. QUEEN of delightful summer isles! For thee luxuriant nature smiles ; For thee the sun pours floods of living light, His proud magnificence displays, ' And daily shoots his fiery rays; While the cool sea-breeze fans thy shores at night  ...
Samuel Whitchurch, 1804

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HISPANIOLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hispaniola is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Holbrook Primary's DigiMinds host robo dance-off competition …
... its dance around Felixstowe Docks while the German's dance paid homage to bees and the Italian's dance involved a robotic Hispaniola. «Ipswich Star, Jul 15»
2
Obama silent on stateless Haitians | The Miami Times | Serving …
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola. For generations Haitians, have migrated to the Dominican Republic to work in ... «The Miami Times, Jul 15»
3
Taiwan will not abandon Haiti's development: Ma - Taipei Times
Ma arrived in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday after visiting the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. He met with ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»
4
OPINION: The role of the North in slavery - MadisonJournalTODAY
They then sailed the middle passage from Africa to the sugar islands; Cuba, Puerto Rica, Hispaniola, etc. Once they sold their cargo of slaves, ... «Madison Journal TODAY, Jul 15»
5
Disease and empire: Lewis and Clark were the lucky ones, historian …
In the years before the Lewis and Clark expedition, Napoleon Bonaparte and the French were repelled by a slave rebellion in Hispaniola, the ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
6
International charity aids Haiti's humanitarian crisis - Sun Sentinel
The two nations share not only the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, but a history of tense relations. For decades, Haitians have been migrating ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Many worlds to explore
... solar system, plus Pluto — but that could be like saying Columbus had completed explorations of the New World after landing at Hispaniola. «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
8
CUNY Exhibition Documents Lives of Black Africans in Early …
Some of the requests were approved, and many freed black Africans were allowed to return to Hispaniola. Ms. Corniel said she hoped the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
We are not trying to undo the past
Similarly, on the island of Hispaniola, home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the documentation and naturalization policies of both ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
10
History is Always Unkind to Indolence
The Dominican Republic's policies toward Haiti over the last three decades made abundantly clear that the island of Hispaniola, which ... «Haitian Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hispaniola [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hispaniola>. May 2024 ».
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