Prince Edward Island

English

Etymology

Named after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the son of King George III and father of Queen Victoria.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Prince Edward Island

2. A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Charlottetown.

   Holonyms: Maritimes, Maritime provinces

4. An island in eastern Canada, which forms the majority of the eponymous province.
6. An island administered by South Africa in the subantarctic Indian Ocean, part of the Prince Edward Islands.

Synonyms

• PEI, P.E.I., P. E. I.
• (postal abbreviation): PE
• (obsolete) (island): Île Saint Jean

Derived terms

• Prince Edward Islander

Translations

Province in eastern Canada

• Arabic: جَزِيرَة الأَمِير إِدْوَارْد f (jazīra(t) al-ʔamīr ʔidwārd)
• Bulgarian: О́стров Принц Е́дуард (Óstrov Princ Éduard)
• Catalan: Illa del Príncep Eduard f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 愛德華王子島 / 爱德华王子岛 (oi³ dak¹ waa⁴ wong⁴ zi² dou²)

  Mandarin: 愛德華王子島 / 爱德华王子岛 (zh) (Àidéhuá Wángzǐ Dǎo)

• Czech: Ostrov prince Edwarda m
• Esperanto: Insulo de Princo Eduardo
• Estonian: Prints Edwardi saar
• Faroese: Prince Edwardsoy
• Finnish: Prinssi Edwardin saari (fi)
• French: Île-du-Prince-Édouard (fr) f
• Georgian: პრინს-ედუარდის კუნძული (ṗrins-eduardis ḳunʒuli)
• German: Prinz-Eduard-Insel f
• Hindi: प्रिन्स एड्वर्ड आइलैण्ड m (prins eḍvarḍ āilaiṇḍ)
• Icelandic: Eyja Játvarðs prins f
• Irish: Oileán Phrionsa Éadbhard m
• Italian: Isola del Principe Edoardo (it) f
• Japanese: プリンスエドワードアイランド (ja) (Purinsu-Edowādo-Airando)
• Khmer: កោះព្រីនអេដវឺដ (kɑh priin ʼeetvɨɨt)
• Korean: 프린스에드워드아일랜드 (Peurinseu-Edeuwodeu-Aillaendeu)
• Latin: Insula principis Eduardi f
• Macedonian: Остров на Принц Едвард m (Ostrov na Princ Edvard)
• Malay: Pulau Prince Edward
• Manx: Ellan y Phrinse Edard
• Mi'kmaq: Abegweit, Epekwitk
• Polish: Wyspa Księcia Edwarda (pl) f
• Portuguese: Ilha Prince Edward f, Ilha do Príncipe Eduardo f
• Russian: О́стров При́нца Эдуа́рда (ru) m (Óstrov Prínca Eduárda)
• Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a' Phrionnsa m
• Slovak: Ostrov princa Eduarda m
• Spanish: Isla Príncipe Eduardo f
• Ukrainian: О́стрів При́нца Е́дварда m (Óstriv Prýnca Édvarda)
• Welsh: Ynys Tywysog Edward f

Further reading

• Prince Edward Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia