"Swains Island" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Captain William L. Hudson of the USS Peacock saw the island in 1841, and claimed to have learned its location from a certain Captain Swain of Nantucket. The apostrophe in Swain's was later dropped. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Swains Island}} Swains Island
  1. An atoll in the Tokelau island chain. Categories (place): Places in American Samoa
    Sense id: en-Swains_Island-en-name-3DsuVzhi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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