"Kerguelen" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Kerguelens [plural]
Etymology: From French Kerguelen, from Breton Kergelen. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Kerguelen}} French Kerguelen, {{der|en|br|Kergelen}} Breton Kergelen Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kerguelen (plural Kerguelens)
  1. (countable) A French surname from Breton. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Kerguelen-en-name-WnPEeAdF Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 30 30 7 13 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 31 9 12 11 7
  2. (countable) A French surname from Breton.
    Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (13 February 1734 – 3 March 1797) was a French explorer and naval officer.
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Kerguelen-en-name-YdnlEtgR Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 30 30 7 13 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 31 9 12 11 7
  3. A placename
    Ellipsis of Kerguelen Plateau.; A microcontinent and large igneous province in the Southern Ocean
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Kerguelen Plateau (extra: A microcontinent and large igneous province in the Southern Ocean)
    Sense id: en-Kerguelen-en-name-Mt-lbcz6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 10 24 22 22 14
  4. A placename
    Ellipsis of Kerguelen Islands.
    An archipelago in Kerguelen, Southern Ocean
    Categories (place): Islands Derived forms: Kerguelen cabbage, Kerguelen-Heard Plateau, Kerguelen hotspot, Kerguelen Island, Kerguelen Islands, Kerguelen Plateau
    Sense id: en-Kerguelen-en-name-IZqBJ-Pf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 10 24 22 22 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 30 30 7 13 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 31 9 12 11 7
  5. A placename
    Ellipsis of Kerguelen Islands.
    An overseas territory of France, on the eponymous archipelago
    Categories (place): Places in France
    Sense id: en-Kerguelen-en-name-RQf4zFAR Categories (other): Dependent territories of France, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 10 24 22 22 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 30 30 7 13 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 31 9 12 11 7
  6. A placename
    Ellipsis of Kerguelen Island.; An island in the Loire river in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Kerguelen Island (extra: An island in the Loire river in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France) Categories (place): Islands, Places in France, Places in Pays de la Loire
    Sense id: en-Kerguelen-en-name-jSXDUvv0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 10 24 22 22 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (surname): Kergelen (Breton), Kerguelen (French)
Disambiguation of 'surname': 36 36 5 10 10 3

Inflected forms

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