"Key West" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Cayo Hueso (literally “Bone Cay”), which was coined in reference to the indigenous use of the island as a gravesite. Modified by folk etymology to Key + West as it is the westernmost inhabited island of the Florida Keys. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Cayo Hueso|lit=Bone Cay}} Spanish Cayo Hueso (literally “Bone Cay”), {{glossary|folk etymology}} folk etymology, {{af|en|key#Etymology 2|west|alt1=Key|alt2=West}} Key + West Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Key West}} Key West
  1. An island in the Florida Keys, the westernmost significant cay in the archipelago.
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  2. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Florida, United States in the Florida Keys, situated on the island of Key West and surrounding islands. Categories (place): Cities in Florida, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Florida, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Key_West-en-name-omE~KKuD Categories (other): County seats of Florida, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms where the adjective follows the noun, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 13 29 8 30 6 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 20 22 18 20 12 Disambiguation of English terms where the adjective follows the noun: 7 22 24 20 21 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 20 21 10 16 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 14 28 8 29 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 15 28 8 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 21 23 14 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 21 23 14 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 23 23 11 21 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 23 23 8 22 7
  3. An unincorporated community in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, regarded as the key to the west. Categories (place): Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Iowa, USA
    Sense id: en-Key_West-en-name-yfSsiV4Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms where the adjective follows the noun, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 13 29 8 30 6 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 20 22 18 20 12 Disambiguation of English terms where the adjective follows the noun: 7 22 24 20 21 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 20 21 10 16 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 14 28 8 29 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 15 28 8 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 21 23 14 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 21 23 14 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 23 23 11 21 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 23 23 8 22 7
  4. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. Categories (place): Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Minnesota, USA
    Sense id: en-Key_West-en-name-7j1OCgmR Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English terms where the adjective follows the noun, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 20 22 18 20 12 Disambiguation of English terms where the adjective follows the noun: 7 22 24 20 21 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 20 21 10 16 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 21 23 14 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 21 23 14 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 23 23 11 21 7
  5. A subdivision in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Key_West-en-name-qO20uasQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms where the adjective follows the noun, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 13 29 8 30 6 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 20 22 18 20 12 Disambiguation of English terms where the adjective follows the noun: 7 22 24 20 21 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 20 21 10 16 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 14 28 8 29 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 15 28 8 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 21 23 14 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 21 23 14 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 23 23 11 21 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 23 23 8 22 7
  6. A rural municipality in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Key West in Florida; in full, the Rural Municipality of Key West No. 70. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Canada, Rural municipalities of Saskatchewan, Canada
    Sense id: en-Key_West-en-name-XPQ6IINo Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 20 22 18 20 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (city in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA): Քի Վեսթ (Kʻi Vestʻ) (Armenian), Քի Ուեսթ (Kʻi Uestʻ) (Armenian), 基韋斯特 /基韦斯特 (Jīwéisītè) (Chinese Mandarin), 키웨스트 (Kiweseuteu) (Korean) Translations (island in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA): Cayo Hueso (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'city in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA': 31 28 15 7 14 5 Disambiguation of 'island in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA': 31 27 15 8 14 5
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        "An island in the Florida Keys, the westernmost significant cay in the archipelago."
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        "en:Places in the United States"
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        "An unincorporated community in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, regarded as the key to the west."
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        "A subdivision in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States."
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        "A rural municipality in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Key West in Florida; in full, the Rural Municipality of Key West No. 70."
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      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "Kʻi Vestʻ",
      "sense": "city in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA",
      "word": "Քի Վեսթ"
    },
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      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "Kʻi Uestʻ",
      "sense": "city in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA",
      "word": "Քի Ուեսթ"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Jīwéisītè",
      "sense": "city in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA",
      "word": "基韋斯特 /基韦斯特"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "Kiweseuteu",
      "sense": "city in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA",
      "word": "키웨스트"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "island in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA",
      "word": "Cayo Hueso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Key West"
}

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