"Conanicut Island" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Narragansett, said to be named after chief Canonicus. The name Canonicus is in turn a Latinization of Qunnouone, which has been said to be from *qunni (“long, tall”). The ending -ut indicates the locative. Some sources directly translate Conanicut as "long place". Etymology templates: {{der|en|xnt|-}} Narragansett, {{named-after/list|chief||||}} chief, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Canonicus}} Canonicus, {{named-after|en|Canonicus|nocap=1|occ=chief|wplink==}} named after chief Canonicus, {{m|xnt|*qunni|t=long, tall}} *qunni (“long, tall”), {{m|xnt|-ut}} -ut, {{glossary|locative}} locative Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Conanicut Island}} Conanicut Island
  1. An island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States, comprising the populated part of Jamestown. Wikipedia link: Boston, MA, James Hammond Trumbull, Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, Van Nostrand Reinhold, William Harris (settler), William O. Bright Categories (place): Islands, Places in Rhode Island, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Conanicut_Island-en-name-S9vx5ZtO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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