Kuril Islands en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Кури́лы (Kuríly). One theory suggests that its name is ultimately from Ainu クㇽ (“a person”).
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) An archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the north Pacific Ocean.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurile Islands | alternative | lexicographic | |
| the Kuril Islands | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Relateds
Iturup · Shikotan · Northern Territories · Kunashir
Synonyms
Translations (39)
pt Ilhas Curilas (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · hy Կուրիլյան կղզիներ (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · es Islas Kuriles (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · cmn 庫里爾列島 /库里尔列岛 (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · ar جُزُر اَلْكُورِيل (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · pl Wyspy Kurylskie (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · be Куры́льскія вы́спы (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · de Kurilen (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · cs Kurilské ostrovy (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · ja クリル列島 (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · uk Кури́льські острови́ (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · mn Курилийн арлууд (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · be Куры́лы (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · ru Кури́лы (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · nds-de Kurilen (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · ko 천도 열도 (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · bn কুরিল দ্বীপপুঞ্জ (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · vi quần đảo Kuril (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · nn Kurilane (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · ko 쿠릴 열도 (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · la Insulae Curilenses (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · hu Kuril-szigetek (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · uk Кури́ли (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · it Isole Curili (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · bg Кури́лски острови (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · cs Kurily (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · et Kuriilid (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · is Kúrileyjar (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · fi Kuriilit (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · he האיים הקוריליים (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · nb Kurilene (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · pl Kuryle (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · fr Îles Kouriles (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · ug كۇرىل ئاراللىرى (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · da Kurilerne (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · sv Kurilerna (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · ja 千島列島 (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · cmn 千島群島 /千岛群岛 (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka) · ru Кури́льские острова́ (archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka)