"Block Island" meaning in All languages combined

See Block Island on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Dutch Block, named after Dutch explorer Adriaen Block. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|Block}} Dutch Block, {{named-after/list|explorer||||}} explorer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Adriaen Block}} Adriaen Block, {{named-after|en|Adriaen Block|nat=Dutch|nocap=1|occ=explorer|wplink==}} named after Dutch explorer Adriaen Block Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Block Island}} Block Island
  1. An island in Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, coextensive with the town of New Shoreham. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Rhode Island, USA, Places in the United States Translations (Translations): بلوك آيلاند (Arabic), 布洛克島 (Chinese Mandarin), 布洛克岛 (Bùluòkè Dǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Blockinsel (German), ブロック島 (Japanese), بلاک آیلند (Persian), Блок-Айленд (Blok-Ajlend) (Russian), Блок (Blok) (Russian), بلاک جزیرہ (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Block_Island-en-name-fsvGvXos Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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