Galveston
/ˈɡæl.vɪs.tən/
构词拆解
- -ton
- Place-name suffix, originally denoting a town or enclosure of buildings. · (mathematics, bridge) A set of specific objects or persons.
词源链
- 英语English
Galveston
词源说明
From Galvez + -ton. From Galvez' Town, from Spanish Gálvez. Named after Spanish Vice-Roy of New Spain Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez. The island and bay were renamed Gálvez in 1783 by Spanish navigator José Antonio de Evia, for Bernardo de Gálvez, who supported American Independence. The bay and island were subsequently renamed after the port town that itself took on the name of the island on which it sits.
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1A place in Texas, United States:
- 2A town in Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States, named after Galveston, Texas.
- 3An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia