galapagos

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US/ɡəˈlaː.pəɡɔʊːs/

proper noun

A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.

OriginSpanish galápago ← Old Spanish galapago →
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Meanings

galapagos1

noun
  1. pluralplural of galapago.

Galapagos2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Galapagos Islands.
  2. A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.

Origin

  1. Old Spanishgalapago
  2. Spanishgalápago
  3. EnglishGalapagos

From Spanish islas Galápagos and provincia de Galápagos.

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Translations

Polish Galápagos
  • Galápagosprovince
Spanish Galápagos, provincia de Galápagos
  • Galápagosprovince
  • provincia de Galápagosprovince
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APA

galapagos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galapagos

MLA

“galapagos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galapagos. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galapagos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galapagos.

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