Meanings
proper noun
- An island of the United States, in the Caribbean Sea.
"Kingston, Jamaica, 2d.-Yesterday morning, the Volcano, bomb-ship, Captain Price,[...]"On Sunday night, about 12 o'clock, off Navassa Island, the Volcano perceived a schooner standing towards her, which fired several shot, which were returned.
1861 [1815 November 2], George Coggeshall, “Chapter IX”, in History of the American Privateers, and Letters-of-marque, During our War with England in the Years 1812, '13, and '14, 3rd edition, New York, →OCLC, page 311
Translations
Catalan illa Navassa
- illa Navassaisland
Chinese Mandarin 納弗沙島 /纳弗沙岛, 納瓦薩島 /纳瓦萨岛
- 納弗沙島 /纳弗沙岛island
- 納瓦薩島 /纳瓦萨岛island
French île de la Navasse
- île de la Navasseisland
Irish Oileán Navassa
- Oileán Navassaisland
Korean 나배사섬
- 나배사섬 (nabaesaseom)island
Portuguese Ilha de Navassa
- Ilha de Navassaisland
Spanish Isla de Navaza
- Isla de Navazaisland
Thai เกาะนาแวสซา
- เกาะนาแวสซาisland
Cite this entry
APA
Navassa Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Navassa%20Island
MLA
“Navassa Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Navassa%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Navassa Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Navassa%20Island.
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