Meanings
proper noun
- An island of the Rosenthal Islands, Antarctica.
Origin
- Frenchîle de Gerlache
- Frenchîle de Gerlache
- EnglishGerlache Island
From French Gerlache + English island. Partial calque of French île de Gerlache. Named after Belgian naval officer Adrien de Gerlache.
More words from French
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Chinese Mandarin 热尔拉什岛
- 热尔拉什岛island in Antarctica
Dutch Gerlache-eiland
- Gerlache-eilandisland in Antarctica
French île de Gerlache
- île de Gerlacheisland in Antarctica
German Gerlache-Insel
- Gerlache-Inselisland in Antarctica
Portuguese Ilha Gerlache
- Ilha Gerlacheisland in Antarctica
Spanish Isla Gerlache
- Isla Gerlacheisland in Antarctica
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Gerlache Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerlache%20Island
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“Gerlache Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerlache%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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