Meanings
proper nounthe Cook Islands
- An archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand.
Origin
Named after Captain James Cook.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Cookeilande
- Cookeilandeself-governing country in Oceania
Arabic جُزُر كُوك
- جُزُر كُوك (juzur kuk)self-governing country in Oceania
Basque Cook uharteak
- Cook uharteakself-governing country in Oceania
Bengali কুক দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
- কুক দ্বীপপুঞ্জ (kuk dippunjo)self-governing country in Oceania
Bulgarian Островите Кук
- Островите Кук (Ostrovite Kuk)self-governing country in Oceania
Catalan illes Cook
- illes Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Chinese Cantonese 庫克群島 /库克群岛
- 庫克群島 /库克群岛 (fu³ hak¹ kwan⁴ dou²)self-governing country in Oceania
Chinese Mandarin 庫克群島 /库克群岛
- 庫克群島 /库克群岛 (Kùkè qúndǎo)self-governing country in Oceania
Czech Cookovy ostrovy
- Cookovy ostrovyself-governing country in Oceania
Danish Cookøerne
- Cookøerneself-governing country in Oceania
Dutch Cookeilanden
- Cookeilandenself-governing country in Oceania
Esperanto Kukinsuloj
- Kukinsulojself-governing country in Oceania
Estonian Cooki saared
- Cooki saaredself-governing country in Oceania
Finnish Cookinsaaret
- Cookinsaaretself-governing country in Oceania
French îles Cook
- îles Cookself-governing country in Oceania
German Cookinseln
- Cookinselnself-governing country in Oceania
Greek Νήσοι Κουκ
- Νήσοι Κουκ (Nísoi Kouk)self-governing country in Oceania
Hebrew איי קוק
- איי קוק (Iyey quq)self-governing country in Oceania
Hindi कुक द्वीपसमूह
- कुक द्वीपसमूह (kuk dvīpsamūh)self-governing country in Oceania
Hungarian Cook-szigetek
- Cook-szigetekself-governing country in Oceania
Icelandic Cookseyjar
- Cookseyjarself-governing country in Oceania
Indonesian Kepulauan Cook
- Kepulauan Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Irish Oileáin Cook
- Oileáin Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Italian Isole Cook
- Isole Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Japanese クック諸島
- クック諸島 (Kukku-shotō)self-governing country in Oceania
Korean 쿡 제도
- 쿡 제도 (Kuk jedo)self-governing country in Oceania
Latin Insulae de Cook
- Insulae de Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Latvian Kuka Salas
- Kuka Salasself-governing country in Oceania
Lithuanian Kùko Sãlos
- Kùko Sãlosself-governing country in Oceania
Malay Kepulauan Cook
- Kepulauan Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Māori Kuki Airani
- Kuki Airaniself-governing country in Oceania
Norwegian Bokmål Cookøyene
- Cookøyeneself-governing country in Oceania
Polish Wyspy Cooka
- Wyspy Cookaself-governing country in Oceania
Portuguese Ilhas Cook, Cook
- Ilhas Cookself-governing country in Oceania
- Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Punjabi ਕੁੱਕ ਟਾਪੂ
- ਕੁੱਕ ਟਾਪੂ (kukka ṭāpū)self-governing country in Oceania
Romanian Insulele Cook
- Insulele Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Russian Острова́ Ку́ка, острова́ Ку́ка
- Острова́ Ку́ка (Ostrová Kúka)self-governing country in Oceania
- острова́ Ку́ка (ostrová Kúka)self-governing country in Oceania
Slovak Cookove ostrovy
- Cookove ostrovyself-governing country in Oceania
Spanish Islas Cook
- Islas Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Swahili Visiwa vya Cook
- Visiwa vya Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Swedish Cooköarna
- Cooköarnaself-governing country in Oceania
Tagalog Kapuluang Cook
- Kapuluang Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Tamil குக் தீவுகள்
- குக் தீவுகள் (kuk tīvukaḷ)self-governing country in Oceania
Thai หมู่เกาะคุก
- หมู่เกาะคุก (mùu-gɔ̀-kúk)self-governing country in Oceania
Turkish Cook Adaları
- Cook Adalarıself-governing country in Oceania
Ukrainian Острови́ Ку́ка
- Острови́ Ку́ка (Ostrový Kúka)self-governing country in Oceania
Vietnamese Quần đảo Cook
- Quần đảo Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Welsh Ynysoedd Cook
- Ynysoedd Cookself-governing country in Oceania
Cite this entry
APA
Cook Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cook%20Islands
MLA
“Cook Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cook%20Islands. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cook Islands,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cook%20Islands.
Source: Cook Islands on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.