"Ascension Island" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /əˈsɛnʃən ˌaɪ̯lənd/
Etymology: From its discovery on Ascension Day in the year 1503 CE. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Ascension Island}} Ascension Island
  1. An island and constituent part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in the South Atlantic Ocean. Categories (place): Places in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Synonyms: Ascension Translations (an island in the South Atlantic): جَزِيرَة أَسِنْسِيُون (jazīrat ʔasensiyōn) [feminine] (Arabic), 阿森松島 /阿森松岛 (Āsēnsōng dǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), île de l’Ascension [feminine] (French), Ascension [feminine] (German), Νήσος Αναλήψεως (Nísos Analípseos) [feminine] (Greek), Oileán na Deascabhála [masculine] (Irish), アセンション島 (Asenshon-tō) (Japanese), 어센션 섬 (Eosensyeon seom) (Korean), Ilha de Ascensão [feminine] (Portuguese), о́стров Вознесе́ния (óstrov Voznesénija) [masculine] (Russian), о́стрів Вознесі́ння (óstriv Voznesínnja) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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