Turks and Caicos Islands

name
/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'.

  1. derived from caya hico

Definitions

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

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