Tierra del Fuego en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /tiˌɛɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡoʊ/ (US)
- /tɪˌɛːɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡəʊ/ (UK)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- 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.
- A province of Argentina. Official name: Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. Capital: Ushuaia.
- A province of Chile. Capital: Porvenir.
- A former department of Chile.
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Translations (45)
vi Đất Lửa (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · hi तियेरा देल फ़ुएगो (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · da Ildlandet (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · et Tulemaa (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · lt Ugnies Žemė (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · nn Eldlandet (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · fr Terre de Feu (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · tr Ateş Toprakları (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · sq Toka e Zjarrtë (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · oc Tèrra del Fuòc (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · pl Ziemia Ognista (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · ca Terra del Foc (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · lv Ugunszeme (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · uk Вогня́на Земля́ (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · sh Ȍgnjenā Zèmlja (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · ja ティエラ・デル・フエゴ (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · it Terra del Fuoco (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · ar أَرْض النَّار (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · la Terra Ignium (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · fi Tulimaa (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · el Γη του Πυρός (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · pt Terra do Fogo (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · nb Ildlandet (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · sv Eldslandet (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · ru О́гненная Земля́ (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · th เตียร์ราเดลฟวยโก (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · cs Ohňová země (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · ko 티에라델푸에고 (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · he אֶרֶץ הָאֵשׁ (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · gl Terra do Fogo (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · sl Ognjena dežéla (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · br Douar an Tan (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · eo Fajrolando (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · sk Ohňová zem (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · ka ცეცხლოვანი მიწა (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · cmn 火地島 /火地岛 (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · hy Հրո երկիր (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · sl Ognjena zémlja (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · de Feuerland (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · eu Suaren Lurraldea (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · nl Vuurland (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · es Tierra del Fuego (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · hu Tűzföld (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · is Eldland (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) · sh О̏гњена̄ Зѐмља (archipelago between Chile and Argentina)