Ocean Island

proper noun

Former name of Banaba (“island of Kiribati”).

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Meanings

Ocean Island1

proper noun
  1. Former name of Banaba (“island of Kiribati”).

Ocean Island2

proper noun
  1. Former name of Kure Atoll, Hawaii, United States (renamed in 1924)
  2. An island in Port Ross harbour, Auckland Islands, New Zealand.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
banaba

Origin

Named by Captain Mertho in 1804 after his vessel, the Ocean.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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