Ascension Island

English

Etymology

From its discovery on Ascension Day in the year 1503 CE.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈsɛnʃən ˌaɪ̯lənd/

Proper noun

Ascension Island

  2. An island and constituent part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
    Synonym: Ascension

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