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Roatan
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English
Alternative forms
en Rattan Roatán Ruattan
Etymology
From en es Roatán, a hispanicized form of a en pay - name meaning, "water of the sun".
The island had been formerly named by Christopher Columbus as es Isla de los Pinos Pine Island.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹoʊ.ə.tɑn/ GA
Proper noun
en island , the largest of the en Bay Islands , a department of c/Honduras in the Caribbean Sea.