Hispaniola

Phonetic Respelling: [ his-puhn-yoh-luh; Spanish ees-pahn-yaw-lah ]

Definition:

n. an island in the West Indies comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Sentence:

Christopher Columbus discovered Hispaniola in 1492.

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Christopher Columbus discovered Hispaniola in 1492.

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Who claimed Hispaniola for the Spanish monarchy on December 6, 1492?

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What did the name Hispaniola mean?

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After a bitter struggle, who divided Hispaniola into two seperate sections in 1691?

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Synonyms:

Haita;SantoDomingo;San Domingo;Hayti

Antonyms:

North Pole

How many syllables in Hispaniola?

4 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide Hispaniola into syllables:

His-pan-io-la

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