Ascension Island

English

Etymology

From its discovery on Ascension Day in the year 1503 CE.

Proper noun

Ascension Island

An island in the South Atlantic that is a British dependency of Saint Helena.

Translations

an island in the South Atlantic

Arabic: جَزِيرَة أَسِنْسِيُون‎ f (jazīrat ʾasensiyōn)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿森松島 (zh), 阿森松岛 (zh) (Āsēnsōng dǎo)
French: île de l'Ascension f
German: Insel Ascension f

Greek: Νήσος Αναλήψεως f (Nísos Analípseos)
Japanese: アセンション島 (Asenshon-tō)
Korean: 어센션 섬 (Eosensyeon seom)
Portuguese: Ilha de Ascensão f
Russian: о́стров Вознесе́ния (ru) m (óstrov Voznesénija)

Further reading

Ascension Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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