Etymology

Kwajalein

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Today it means: Kwajalein atoll. Full definition →

German Kwajalein ← Marshallese Kuwajleen
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The story

  1. Marshallese · derived fromKuwajleen
  2. German · borrowed fromKwajalein
  3. English todayKwajalein

From German Kwajalein, from Marshallese Kuwajleen.

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