Pecan Island

pah·kahn·I·land

proper noun

A region of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States; named after the highland.

OriginFrench la Pacanière ← Algonquian pecan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
    1. A region of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States; named after the highland.
    2. A highland in Pecan Island, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States; ridges surrounded by marshland.
    3. An unincorporated community in Pecan Island, Pecan Island, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States; named after the highland.
    4. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Pecan Island Spaceport: Synonym of Starbase, Louisiana; A spaceport in Pecan Island, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States

Synonyms & antonyms

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starbase

Origin

  1. Algonquianpecan
  2. Frenchla Pacanière
  3. EnglishPecan Island

pecan + island. From being highground in a marshland, akin to an island in a lake. From French la Pacanière, from pacanier (“pecan tree”), from pacane (“pecan”), from Algonquian.

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Translations

French Pacanière, La Pacanière
  • PacanièrePecan Island, La., U.S.A.
  • La PacanièrePecan Island, La., U.S.A.
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Chicago

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