Meanings
- A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Charlottetown.
- An island administered by South Africa in the subantarctic Indian Ocean, part of the Prince Edward Islands.
Synonyms: PEI, P.E.I., P. E. I., PE, Île Saint Jean
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn island administered by South Africa in the subantarctic Indian Ocean, part of the Prince Edward Islands.
Origin
Named after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the son of King George III and father of Queen Victoria.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Prins Edward-eiland
- Prins Edward-eilandProvince in eastern Canada
Arabic جَزِيرَة الأَمِير إِدْوَارْد
- جَزِيرَة الأَمِير إِدْوَارْدProvince in eastern Canada
Bulgarian О́стров Принц Е́дуард
- О́стров Принц Е́дуард (Óstrov Princ Éduard)Province in eastern Canada
Catalan Illa del Príncep Eduard
- Illa del Príncep EduardProvince in eastern Canada
Chinese Cantonese 愛德華王子島 /爱德华王子岛
- 愛德華王子島 /爱德华王子岛 (oi³ dak¹ waa⁴ wong⁴ zi² dou²)Province in eastern Canada
Chinese Mandarin 愛德華王子島 /爱德华王子岛
- 愛德華王子島 /爱德华王子岛 (Àidéhuá Wángzǐ Dǎo)Province in eastern Canada
Czech Ostrov prince Edwarda
- Ostrov prince EdwardaProvince in eastern Canada
Dutch Prins Edward-eiland, Prins Edwardeiland
- Prins Edward-eilandProvince in eastern Canada
- Prins EdwardeilandProvince in eastern Canada
Esperanto Insulo de Princo Eduardo
- Insulo de Princo EduardoProvince in eastern Canada
Estonian Prints Edwardi saar
- Prints Edwardi saarProvince in eastern Canada
Finnish Prinssi Edwardin saari
- Prinssi Edwardin saariProvince in eastern Canada
French Île-du-Prince-Édouard
- Île-du-Prince-ÉdouardProvince in eastern Canada
German Prinz-Eduard-Insel
- Prinz-Eduard-InselProvince in eastern Canada
Hindi प्रिन्स एड्वर्ड आइलैण्ड
- प्रिन्स एड्वर्ड आइलैण्ड (prins eḍvarḍ āilaiṇḍ)Province in eastern Canada
Icelandic Eyja Játvarðs prins
- Eyja Játvarðs prinsProvince in eastern Canada
Irish Oileán Phrionsa Éadbhard
- Oileán Phrionsa ÉadbhardProvince in eastern Canada
Italian Isola del Principe Edoardo
- Isola del Principe EdoardoProvince in eastern Canada
Japanese プリンスエドワードアイランド, プリンスエドワード島
- プリンスエドワードアイランド (Purinsu-Edowādo-Airando)Province in eastern Canada
- プリンスエドワード島 (Purinsu-Edowādo-to)Province in eastern Canada
Korean 프린스에드워드아일랜드
- 프린스에드워드아일랜드 (Peurinseu-Edeuwodeu-Aillaendeu)Province in eastern Canada
Latin Insula principis Eduardi
- Insula principis EduardiProvince in eastern Canada
Malay Pulau Prince Edward
- Pulau Prince EdwardProvince in eastern Canada
Polish Wyspa Księcia Edwarda
- Wyspa Księcia EdwardaProvince in eastern Canada
Portuguese Ilha Prince Edward, Ilha do Príncipe Eduardo
- Ilha Prince EdwardProvince in eastern Canada
- Ilha do Príncipe EduardoProvince in eastern Canada
Russian О́стров При́нца Эдуа́рда
- О́стров При́нца Эдуа́рда (Óstrov Prínca Eduárda)Province in eastern Canada
Scottish Gaelic Eilean a' Phrionnsa
- Eilean a' PhrionnsaProvince in eastern Canada
Slovak Ostrov princa Eduarda
- Ostrov princa EduardaProvince in eastern Canada
Spanish Isla Príncipe Eduardo
- Isla Príncipe EduardoProvince in eastern Canada
Ukrainian О́стрів При́нца Е́дварда
- О́стрів При́нца Е́дварда (Óstriv Prýnca Édvarda)Province in eastern Canada
Welsh Ynys Tywysog Edward
- Ynys Tywysog EdwardProvince in eastern Canada
Cite this entry
Prince Edward Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prince%20Edward%20Island
“Prince Edward Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prince%20Edward%20Island. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prince Edward Island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prince%20Edward%20Island.
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