"Sandwich Islands" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named in 1778 by Captain James Cook in honour of the First Lord of the Admiralty, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Sandwich Islands}} Sandwich Islands
  1. (obsolete) An early name for the archipelago of nineteen Hawaiian Islands. Wikipedia link: James Cook, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, en:Hawaiian Islands Tags: obsolete Categories (place): Hawaii, USA, Islands Related terms: sandwich, Sandwich, Sandwich Island (english: Manuae Island), South Sandwich Islands Translations (Hawaiian Islands): Սանդվիչյան կղզիներ (Sandvičʻyan kġziner) [plural] (Armenian), হাওয়াই দ্বীপপুঞ্জ (haōẇai dippunjo) (Bengali), Са́ндвичевы острова́ (Sándvičevy ostrová) [masculine, plural] (Russian)
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