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Anguilla

an·guilla

UK/æŋˈɡwɪ.lə/ US/ˌæˈŋwɪlʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a British colony in the West Indies

2.

type genus of the Anguillidae: eels

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Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original. The name of the island refers to its elongated shape.

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