Meanings
proper noun
- An island, the largest of the three Cayman Islands.
Origin
The name of the island is derived from caiman (“species of alligatorid”). The element grand was added to distinguish the island from its neighbours in the Cayman Islands.
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Rhymes with Grand Cayman
daemonDamonBremenshamanlaymancaimanforamenstamenNemangravamenflamenflehmenLittle Caymanneuroforamenrepresentamen
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Grand Cayman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Cayman
MLA
“Grand Cayman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Cayman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grand Cayman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Cayman.
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