Meanings
proper noun
- An island at the southern tip of South America, politically divided between Chile and Argentina; in full, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.
- An archipelago and geographic region of Chile and Argentina, consisting of this island and a number of smaller surrounding islands.
Synonyms: Fireland
- A province of Argentina. Official name: Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. Capital: Ushuaia.
- A former department of Chile.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn archipelago and geographic region of Chile and Argentina, consisting of this island and a number of smaller surrounding islands.
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Origin
- SpanishTierra del Fuego
- EnglishTierra del Fuego
Borrowed from Spanish Tierra del Fuego (literally “Land of Fire”), reportedly named so by Ferdinand Magellan after the many fires lit up by the local population.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَرْض النَّار
- أَرْض النَّار (ʔarḍ an-nār)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Basque Suaren Lurraldea
- Suaren Lurraldeaarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Catalan Terra del Foc
- Terra del Focarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Chinese Mandarin 火地島 /火地岛
- 火地島 /火地岛 (Huǒdì Dǎo)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Czech Ohňová země
- Ohňová zeměarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Danish Ildlandet
- Ildlandetarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Dutch Vuurland
- Vuurlandarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Esperanto Fajrolando
- Fajrolandoarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Estonian Tulemaa
- Tulemaaarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Finnish Tulimaa
- Tulimaaarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
French Terre de Feu
- Terre de Feuarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
German Feuerland
- Feuerlandarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Greek Γη του Πυρός
- Γη του Πυρός (Gi tou Pyrós)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Hebrew אֶרֶץ הָאֵשׁ
- אֶרֶץ הָאֵשׁ ('éretz ha'ésh)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Hindi तियेरा देल फ़ुएगो
- तियेरा देल फ़ुएगो (tiyerā del fuego)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Hungarian Tűzföld
- Tűzföldarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Icelandic Eldland
- Eldlandarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Italian Terra del Fuoco
- Terra del Fuocoarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Japanese ティエラ・デル・フエゴ
- ティエラ・デル・フエゴ (Tiera deru Fuego)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Korean 티에라델푸에고
- 티에라델푸에고 (Tieradelpuego)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Latin Terra Ignium
- Terra Igniumarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Latvian Ugunszeme
- Ugunszemearchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Lithuanian Ugnies Žemė
- Ugnies Žemėarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Norwegian Bokmål Ildlandet
- Ildlandetarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Polish Ziemia Ognista
- Ziemia Ognistaarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Portuguese Terra do Fogo
- Terra do Fogoarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Russian О́гненная Земля́
- О́гненная Земля́ (Ógnennaja Zemljá)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Slovak Ohňová zem
- Ohňová zemarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Spanish Tierra del Fuego
- Tierra del Fuegoarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Swedish Eldslandet
- Eldslandetarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Thai เตียร์ราเดลฟวยโก
- เตียร์ราเดลฟวยโก (dtiia-raa deel fuai-goo)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Turkish Ateş Toprakları
- Ateş Topraklarıarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
Ukrainian Вогня́на Земля́
- Вогня́на Земля́ (Vohnjána Zemljá)archipelago between Chile and Argentina
Vietnamese Đất Lửa
- Đất Lửaarchipelago between Chile and Argentina
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Rhymes with Tierra del Fuego
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Tierra del Fuego. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tierra%20del%20Fuego
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“Tierra del Fuego.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tierra%20del%20Fuego. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tierra del Fuego,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tierra%20del%20Fuego.
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