Cayman Islands
词源链
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Cayman Islands
词源说明
From Spanish Caymanes, variant of earlier Spanish Lagartos in reference to the early prevalence of marine and freshwater crocodiles on the islands. Spanish caimán and Portuguese caimão are of uncertain etymology, being variously attributed to Taíno kaimán, Kari'na acayouman, and Kongo.
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1Three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
- 2metonymicOffshore bank accounts based in the Cayman Islands.
- 3figuratively, by extensionTax havens.