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Ascension Island
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English
Etymology
From its discovery on Ascension Day in the year 1503 CE.
Pronunciation
en /əˈsɛnʃən ˌaɪ̯lənd/
Proper noun
Ascension Island
en Q46197en An <<island>> and <<constituent part>> of the British overseas territory of <<terr/Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha>>, located in the South <<ocean/Atlantic Ocean>>.
en Ascension
Derived terms
en Ascension Islander
Translations
an island in the South Atlantic
Arabic: ar جَزِيرَة أَسِنْسِيُون f jazīrat ʔasensiyōn
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿森松島 Āsēnsōng dǎo
French: fr île de l'Ascension f
German: de Ascension f
Greek: el Νήσος Αναλήψεως f
Irish: ga Oileán na Deascabhála m
Japanese: ja アセンション島 Asenshon-tō
Korean: ko ^어센션 섬
Polish: pl Wyspa Wniebowstąpienia f
Portuguese: pt Ilha de Ascensão f
Russian: ru о́стров Вознесе́ния m
Ukrainian: uk о́стрів Вознесі́ння m
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