Tierra del Fuego

English

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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /tɪˌɛːɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /tiˌɛɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪɡəʊ

Proper noun

Tierra del Fuego

  1. An island at the southern tip of South America, politically divided between Chile and Argentina; in full, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.
  2. An archipelago and geographic region of Chile and Argentina, consisting of this island and a number of smaller surrounding islands.
    Synonym: (archaic) Fireland
  3. A province of Argentina. Official name: Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. Capital: Ushuaia.
  4. A province of Chile. Capital: Porvenir.
  5. A former department of Chile.

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Translations

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, Land of Fire, reportedly named so by Ferdinand Magellan after the many fires lit up by the local population.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtjera del ˈfweɡo/ [ˌt̪je.ra ð̞el ˈfwe.ɣ̞o]
  • Syllabification: Tie‧rra del Fue‧go

Proper noun

la Tierra del Fuego f

  1. Tierra del Fuego (island between Chile and Argentina)
  2. Tierra del Fuego (archipelago)
  3. Tierra del Fuego (a province of Argentina)
  4. Tierra del Fuego (a province of Chile)
  5. (historical) a department of Chile

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