Meanings
- An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
With companies wanting internet addresses that communicate they are at the forefront of the A.I. boom — like Elon Musk’s X.ai website for his artificial intelligence company — Anguilla has recently received a huge influx in requests for domain names.
2024 March 22, Emma Bubola, “The A.I. Boom Makes Millions for an Unlikely Industry Player: Anguilla”, in The New York Times1 more example
In the late 1990s, the tiny Caribbean nation of Anguilla was home to an interesting cluster of expatriates. With its nonexistent taxes and incredible beaches, it was the perfect place for self-employed computer geeks to develop projects during the dot-com boom.
2020, Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Sealand: The True Story of the World's Most Stubborn Micronation, Icon Books, →ISBN
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂engʷʰ-
- Latinanguisinflu.
- Latinanguilla
- EnglishAnguilla
Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original. The name of the island refers to its elongated shape.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَنْغِيلَا, أَنْجْوِيلَا
- أَنْغِيلَا (ʔanḡīlā)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
- أَنْجْوِيلَا (ʔangwīlā)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
- أَنْغْوِيلَا (ʔanḡwīlā)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Bulgarian Ангила
- Ангила (Angila)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Chinese Mandarin 安圭拉
- 安圭拉 (Anguīlā)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Czech Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Danish Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Dutch Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Esperanto Angvilo, Angilo
- AngviloBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
- AngiloBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Finnish Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
French Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
German Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Greek Ανγκουίλα
- Ανγκουίλα (Angkouíla)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Hungarian Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Irish Angaíle
- AngaíleBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Italian Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Japanese アンギラ
- アンギラ (Angira)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Korean 앙길라
- 앙길라 (Anggilla)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Latvian Angiļa
- AngiļaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Lithuanian Angi̇̀lija
- Angi̇̀lijaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Polish Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Portuguese Anguila
- AnguilaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Romanian Anguila
- AnguilaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Russian Анги́лья
- Анги́лья (Angílʹja)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Spanish Anguila
- AnguilaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Swedish Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Thai แองกวิลลา
- แองกวิลลา (ɛng-gwil-lâa)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Turkish Anguilla
- AnguillaBritish overseas territory in the Caribbean
Ukrainian Ангі́лья, Анґі́лья
- Ангі́лья (Anhílʹja)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
- Анґі́лья (Angílʹja)British overseas territory in the Caribbean
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Anguilla
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Anguilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anguilla
“Anguilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anguilla. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anguilla,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anguilla.
Source: Anguilla on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.