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Named after the Dutch city of Hoorn, from which the European exploratory expedition had set out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: One of two island groups making up Wallis and Futuna; it consists of the two volcanic islands Futuna and Alofi in the South Pacific Ocean. Full definition →
Named after the Dutch city of Hoorn, from which the European exploratory expedition had set out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.