Anguilla

From Latin anguilla (“eel”).

Anguilla f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anguillidae – typical freshwater eels.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Elopomorpha - superorder; Anguilliformes - order; Anguilloidei - suborder; Anguillidae - family

• (genus): Anguilla anguilla (European eel) - type species
  • Anguilla japonica (Japanese eel) - other species

• Anguilla (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anguilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anguilla (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anguilla at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Anguilla at AnimalBase
• Anguilla at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Anguilla at World Register of Marine Species

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original. The name of the island refers to its elongated shape.

• IPA^(key): /æŋˈɡwɪ.lə/

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• Hyphenation: An‧guil‧la
• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Anguilla

2. An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
   • 2020, Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Sealand: The True Story of the World's Most Stubborn Micronation‎^[1], Icon Books, →ISBN:

     In the late 1990s, the tiny Caribbean nation of Anguilla was home to an interesting cluster of expatriates. With its nonexistent taxes and incredible beaches, it was the perfect place for self-employed computer geeks to develop projects during the dot-com boom.

   • 2024 March 22, Emma Bubola, “The A.I. Boom Makes Millions for an Unlikely Industry Player: Anguilla”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     With companies wanting internet addresses that communicate they are at the forefront of the A.I. boom — like Elon Musk’s X.ai website for his artificial intelligence company — Anguilla has recently received a huge influx in requests for domain names.

• Anguillan
• Anguilla Channel
• Republic of Anguilla
• Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla

• Anguillita

• Appendix:Countries of the world
• Anguilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• alingual, unialgal

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛŋɡvɪla]
• Rhymes: -ɪla
• Hyphenation: An‧gui‧l‧la

Anguilla f (relational adjective anguillský)

1. Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)

• “Anguilla”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Anguilla”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Anguilla f

1. Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)

• allungai

Anguilla

1. (Jersey) Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)

Anguilla f

1. alternative form of Anguila; Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original.

Anguilla n (genitive Anguillas)

1. Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)

• anguillansk (“Anguillan”, adjective)
• anguillan c (“Anguillan male”)