Meanings
proper noun
- A private island in the Bahamas.
- An island of the Grey Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- An island in the Alexander Archipelago, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States. From the surname.
- An island of Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. From a bell-shaped mountain.
- An island in Tasman, New Zealand, occupied by a wastewater treatment plant.
Origin
From either a bell shape or the surname Bell.
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APA
Bell Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bell%20Island
MLA
“Bell Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bell%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bell Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bell%20Island.
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