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PRONUNCIATION OF MONA PASSAGE

Mona Passage  [ˈmaʊnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONA PASSAGE

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conjunction
determiner
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Mona Passage is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MONA PASSAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mona Passage

Mona Passage

Coordinates: 18°30′N 68°0′W / 18.500°N 68.000°W / 18.500; -68.000 Location of the Mona Passage The Mona Passage is a strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. The Mona Passage connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, and is an important shipping route between the Atlantic and the Panama Canal. The 80 mi stretch of sea between the two islands is one of the most difficult passages in the Caribbean. It is fraught with variable tidal currents created by the large islands on either side of it, and by sand banks that extend out for many miles from both coasts.

Definition of Mona Passage in the English dictionary

The definition of Mona Passage in the dictionary is a strait between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, linking the Atlantic with the Caribbean.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONA PASSAGE


Arizona
ˌærɪˈzəʊnə
Barcelona
ˌbɑːsɪˈləʊnə
corona
kəˈrəʊnə
crowner
ˈkraʊnə
downer
ˈdaʊnə
downtowner
ˌdaʊnˈtaʊnə
drowner
ˈdraʊnə
frowner
ˈfraʊnə
homeowner
ˈhəʊmˌəʊnə
krone
ˈkrəʊnə
out-of-towner
ˌaʊtəvˈtaʊnə
owner
ˈəʊnə
persona
pɜːˈsəʊnə
posaune
pəʊˈzaʊnə
renowner
rɪˈnaʊnə
sundowner
ˈsʌnˌdaʊnə
toner
ˈtəʊnə
uptowner
ˈʌpˈtaʊnə
Verona
vəˈrəʊnə
zona
ˈzəʊnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONA PASSAGE

Mommsen
mommy
mommy makeover
mommy track
momoir
Momus
Mon
Mon-Khmer
Mon.
mona
Mona Lisa
Monacan
monachal
monachism
monacid
monacidic
Monaco

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONA PASSAGE

dressage
error message
get the message
head massage
instant message
massage
message
Northwest Passage
off-message
passage
repassage
rite de passage
rite of passage
rite-of-passage
stone massage
subliminal message
Swedish massage
telephone message
text message
usage
vernissage

Synonyms and antonyms of Mona Passage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mona Passage» into 25 languages

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The translations of Mona Passage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mona Passage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

莫娜通道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mona Passage
570 millions of speakers

English

Mona Passage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोना पारित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الممر منى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мона Прохождение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mona Passage
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোনালিসা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mona Passage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mona Lisa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mona Passage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モナ海峡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모나 항로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mona Lisa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mona Passage
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோனா லிசா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोना लिसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mona Lisa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mona Passage
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mona Passage
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мона Проходження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mona Passage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Mona Passage
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mona Passage
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mona Passage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mona Passage
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONA PASSAGE»

The term «Mona Passage» is normally little used and occupies the 142.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONA PASSAGE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONA PASSAGE»

Discover the use of Mona Passage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mona Passage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Incident in Mona Passage
A dread disease is loose among the crew of the U.S. submarine Sam Houston, a submarine converted to a research laboratory, and a Cuban submarine has been sent to destroy the laboratory
Douglas Savage, 1995
2
Active Tectonics and Seismic Hazards of Puerto Rico, the ...
This leads to active collision between the Caribbean and Atlantic lithospheric slabs beneath eastern Hispaniola and the Mona Passage (Dillon et al., 1994; Dolan et al., 1998). Recent GPS (Jansma et al., 2000) and focal mechanism studies ...
Paul Mann, 2005
3
Shipwreck: A Saga of Sea Tragedy and Sunken Treasure
A few days later everyone awoke to hear the ship's officers conferring excitedly. Land was spotted off the starboard bow. One of the more experienced pilots recognized it as Isla Desecheo, positioned in the Mona Passage, about fourteen miles ...
Dave Horner, 1999
4
Active Strike-slip and Collisional Tectonics of the Northern ...
Northwestern Puerto Rico slope-northern Mona Passage province (68° 10'Wto 66° 30' W) With the exception of Mona Canyon and the Septentrional fault-related features (described in following sections), the east- trending mosaic we collected  ...
James F. Dolan, Paul Mann, 1998
5
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Mona Passage, however, provides an outlet from the Caribbean system and permits the escape of some of the Caribbean water into the North Atlantic. A north -flowing current therefore moves along the sides of Mona Passage throughout most ...
‎1959
6
Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and ...
Mona Passage, Puerto Rico, earthquake October II, 1918 Offshore between Puerto Rica and Dominican Republic It was wartime. World War I was still being fought The death toll was 1 1 6 and damage costs four million dollars On the morning ...
Angus Macleod Gunn, 2008
7
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Mona Passage, however, provides an outlet from the Caribbean system and permits the escape of some of the Caribbean water into the North Atlantic. A north -flowing current therefore moves along the sides of Mona Passage throughout most ...
‎1959
8
Renewing the House: Trajectories of Social Life in the ...
On a larger scale, the eastern region is incorporated into the cultural-geographic region of the Mona Passage (Rouse 1992). This is a difficult stretch of water, 120km wide, connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea and separating ...
A. V. M. Samson, 2010
9
Renewing the House: Trajectories of Social Life in the ...
On a larger scale, the eastern region is incorporated into the cultural-geographic region of the Mona Passage (Rouse 1992). This is a difficult stretch of water, 120km wide, connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea and separating ...
Alice Victoria Maud Samson, 2010
10
World Cruising Routes: 1000 Routes from the South Seas to ...
If heading for the Mona Passage allowance should be made for the west-setting current during the crossing of the Caribbean Sea. In case one cannot lay Mona Passage and one is swept to the west, it is possible to break the trip on the south  ...
Jimmy Cornell, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONA PASSAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mona Passage is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Multiple Earthquakes on VI Alert Normal, Seismic Network Says
V.I. Alert has been sending out a steady stream of earthquake alerts, but the seismic events are mostly in the Mona Passage west of Puerto ... «Saint Croix Source, Jul 15»
2
Earthquakes continue to rattle the Caribbean
... 1900 - 7.7 magnitude Caracas earthquake; July 29, 1943 - 7.6 magnitude Mona Passage earthquake; September 7, 1915 - 7.4 magnitude El ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
3
Complete Earthquake list (worldwide) for Monday, 15 Jun 2015
Mon, 15 Jun 15:47 UTC, M 2.8 / 17 km - [info], (448 km), MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO. [Map], EMSC. Mon, 15 Jun 15:45 UTC, M 4.4 / 54 ... «VolcanoDiscovery, Jun 15»
4
Hedge Fund Vultures to the Rescue in Puerto Rico
It sits on the Mona Passage, which ships traverse en route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea and the Panama Canal. A deep-water ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
5
CBP Marine Unit Engaged in Firefight Near Virgin Islands
“Located along the Mona Passage, a heavily used shipping lane between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the region has become an ... «HSToday, May 15»
6
8 Cuban migrants rescued off coast of Puerto Rico
... rescued eight Cuban migrants from Monito Island, Puerto Rico Wednesday afternoon, following a two-day rescue effort in the Mona Passage. «Local 10, Mar 15»
7
Cops investigate 2 bodies found floating off Puerto Rican coast
... undocumented immigrants often come ashore from the neighboring Dominican Republic after sailing across the dangerous Mona Passage. «Fox News Latino, Feb 15»
8
Guatemala Earthquake 2015 Today: Terremoto Strikes Mexico
... in northeastern Hispaniola and the July 29, 1943 M7.6 Mona Passage earthquake, both of which were shallow thrust fault earthquakes. «LALATE, Jan 15»
9
Bahamas Bound: Crossing The Tropic of Cancer
We sailed as one (as much as three very different sailing boats can) out of Boquerón across the notorious Mona Passage and over 400 nautical ... «All At Sea, Dec 14»
10
Victor Mooneys Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother
The previous five days were spent isolated and alone, rowing from Anguilla by way of the Mona Passage, which separates the Dominican ... «Daily Beast, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mona Passage [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mona-passage>. Apr 2024 ».
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