Meanings
proper noun
- An island of Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
Synonyms: Gent Island, Ghent Island
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn island of Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
Similar
Gent IslandGhent Island
Origin
- Frenchîle de Gand
- Frenchîle de Gand
- EnglishGand Island
From French Gand + English island. Partial calque of French île de Gand. Coined by Belgian Antarctic Expedition.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 甘德島 /甘德岛
- 甘德島 /甘德岛island in Antarctica
Dutch Genteiland
- Genteilandisland in Antarctica
French île de Gand
- île de Gandisland in Antarctica
German Gand-Insel
- Gand-Inselisland in Antarctica
Italian isola di Gand
- isola di Gandisland in Antarctica
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APA
Gand Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gand%20Island
MLA
“Gand Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gand%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gand Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gand%20Island.
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