Cocos (Keeling) Islands

/ˈkəʊkəs ˈkiːlɪŋ ˈaɪləndz/

proper noun

An external territory of Australia, located on the Indian Ocean.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Cocos Islands · alternative Keeling Islands

  1. An external territory of Australia, located on the Indian Ocean.

    Like the rest of Australia, the Heard and McDonald Islands, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island are now subject to a tariff of 10%.

    2025 April 4, Ottlie Mitchell, Tiffanie Turnbull, “'Nowhere's safe': How an island of penguins ended up on Trump tariff list”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2025, retrieved 04 Sep 2026

Origin

Named after British navigator William Keeling and the abundance of coconuts on the atoll.

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Translations

Indonesian Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling), Kepulauan Kokos (Keeling)
  • Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling)external territory of Australia
  • Kepulauan Kokos (Keeling)external territory of Australia
Malay Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling), Kepulauan Kokos (Keeling)
  • Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling)external territory of Australia
  • Kepulauan Kokos (Keeling)external territory of Australia
  • (کڤولاوان کوکوس (کيليڠexternal territory of Australia
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APA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cocos%20%28Keeling%29%20Islands

MLA

“Cocos (Keeling) Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cocos%20%28Keeling%29%20Islands. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cocos (Keeling) Islands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cocos%20%28Keeling%29%20Islands.

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