Meanings
proper noun
- A remote archipelago and constituent part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Origin
Named after Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha (1460–1540).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تريستان دا كونا
- تريستان دا كونا (tristān dā kūnyā)British territory
Chinese Mandarin 特里斯坦-達庫尼亞群島 /特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛
- 特里斯坦-達庫尼亞群島 /特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛 (Tèlǐsītǎn dá Kùníyǎ qúndǎo)British territory
Greek Τριστάν ντα Κούνια
- Τριστάν ντα Κούνια (Tristán nta Koúnia)British territory
Japanese トリスタン・ダ・クーニャ
- トリスタン・ダ・クーニャ (Torisutan-da-Kūnya)British territory
Korean 트리스탄다쿠냐
- 트리스탄다쿠냐 (teuriseutandakunya)British territory
Lithuanian Tristanas da Kunja
- Tristanas da KunjaBritish territory
Polish Tristan da Cunha
- Tristan da CunhaBritish territory
Russian Триста́н-да-Ку́нья
- Триста́н-да-Ку́нья (Tristán-da-Kúnʹja)British territory
Cite this entry
APA
Tristan da Cunha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tristan%20da%20Cunha
MLA
“Tristan da Cunha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tristan%20da%20Cunha. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tristan da Cunha,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tristan%20da%20Cunha.
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