Bow Island

proper noun

Former name of Hao (“atoll in French Polynesia”).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Former name of Hao (“atoll in French Polynesia”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hao

Origin

From its shape, like a bow (the weapon).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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