Abaco

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/ˈæb.əˌkoʊ//ˈæ.bæ.koʊ/

proper noun

The Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas.

Origin

From an earlier form Habacoa (found on Juan de la Cosa's map of 1500). In the 1500s they were also called Iucayonique, probably after the Lucayans who inhabited them.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Abaco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abaco

MLA

“Abaco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abaco. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abaco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abaco.

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