Meanings
proper noun
- An island of Antarctica.
Origin
- Frenchîle Danco
- Frenchîle Danco
- EnglishDanco Island
From French Danco + English island. Partial calque of French île Danco. Named after Belgian polar explorer Émile Danco.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 丹科島 /丹科岛
- 丹科島 /丹科岛island in Antarctica
Dutch Danco-eiland
- Danco-eilandisland in Antarctica
French île Danco
- île Dancoisland in Antarctica
German Danco-Insel
- Danco-Inselisland in Antarctica
Hebrew האי דאנקו
- האי דאנקוisland in Antarctica
Italian Isola di Danco
- Isola di Dancoisland in Antarctica
Latvian Danko sala, Dedo sala
- Danko salaisland in Antarctica
- Dedo salaisland in Antarctica
Spanish Isla Danco, Isla Dedo
- Isla Dancoisland in Antarctica
- Isla Dedoisland in Antarctica
Cite this entry
APA
Danco Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danco%20Island
MLA
“Danco Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danco%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Danco Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danco%20Island.
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