Beef Island

Beef Is·land
/ˈbiːf ˈaɪ̯.lənd/

proper noun

An island of the British Virgin Islands.

Meanings

proper noun

Origin

Potentially named after the practice of smoking beef to create provisions for long sea voyages on the island.

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Beef Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beef%20Island

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“Beef Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beef%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beef Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beef%20Island.

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