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Turks and Caicos Islands en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtɜː(ɹ)ks ən ˈkeɪkəs ˌaɪləndz/

Etymology

Turks from the Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus) that grows in the region + Caicos from Lucayan Taíno caya hico, meaning 'string of islands'.

Meanings

1. An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.

Forms

Deriveds

Turks and Caicos Islander

Synonyms

TCI · Turks and Caicos

Translations (49)

bg Търкс и Кайкос (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · fr îles Turques-et-Caïques (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · ast Islles Turques y Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · el Νήσοι Τερκς και Κέικος (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · sv Turks and Caicos Islands (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · pl Turks i Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · nn Turks- og Caicosøyane (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · sl Otoki Turks in Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · it Isole Turks e Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · nb Turks- og Caicosøyene (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · ka ტერქსისა და კაიკოსის კუნძულები (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · es islas Turcas y Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · sq Turks dhe Kaikos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · uk острови Теркс і Кайкос (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · lt Terksas ir Kaikosas (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · tr Turks ve Caicos Adaları (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · hy Թերքս և Քայքոս կղզիներ (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · af Turks- en Caicoseilande (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · nrf Îles Turks et Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · id Kepulauan Turks dan Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · lv Tērksas un Kaikosas (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · hu Turks- és Caicos-szigetek (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · el Νήσοι Τερκς και Κάικος (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · la Īnsulae Turcensēs et Caicensēs (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · mk Туркс и Кајкос (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · gl Illas Turks e Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · ko 터크스 케이커스 제도 (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · sh Отоци Теркс и Кејкос (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · fi Turks- ja Caicossaaret (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · sv Turks- och Caicosöarna (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · ar جُزُر تَرْكْس وَكَايْكُوس (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · az Törks və Kaykos adaları (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · da Turks- og Caicosøerne (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · sk Ostrovy Turks a Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · ro Turks și Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · ja タークス・カイコス諸島 (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · nl Turks- en Caicoseilanden (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · pt ilhas Turcas e Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · cmn 特克斯和凱科斯群島 /特克斯和凯科斯群岛 (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · cs Ostrovy Turks a Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · be Цёркс і Кайкас (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · ru острова́ Тёркс и Ка́йкос (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · br Inizi Turks ha Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · de Turks- und Caicosinseln (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · eo Turkoj kaj Kajkoj (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · fr îles Turks-et-Caïcos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · et Turksi ja Caicose saared (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · sh Otoci Turks i Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean) · ca Illes Turks i Caicos (a British overseas territory in the Caribbean)