Tortola

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US/toɹˈtoʊlə/UK/tɔːˈtəʊlə/

proper noun

An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.

Origin

Named after the Dutch island of Tholen with integration of the contracted preposition ter. The toponym was later (incorrectly) reinterpreted as a derivation from Spanish tórtola (“turtle dove”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tortola

MotorolaAngolacolaPensacolaviolalolaOsceolacanolaholaRollagondolanolabolagranolakolaebolamineolaIolamolaApalachicolagorgonzolaareolapayolaHispaniola
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Anagrams

totarol
Cite this entry
APA

Tortola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tortola

MLA

“Tortola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tortola. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tortola,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tortola.

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