Kangaroo Island

proper noun

An island off the coast of South Australia, the third-largest island in Australia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island off the coast of South Australia, the third-largest island in Australia.
  2. Kangaroo Island Council, the local government area on the island in South Australia.

Origin

Named in 1802 by British explorer Matthew Flinders, due to the endemic subspecies of the western grey kangaroo.

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APA

Kangaroo Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kangaroo%20Island

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“Kangaroo Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kangaroo%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kangaroo Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kangaroo%20Island.

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