New Hebrides

Speech parts

1. New Hebrides - Noun

2. New Hebrides - Proper noun

Meaning

a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Vanuatu Republic of Vanuatu Outer Hebrides Western Isles

Related terms

New Hebrides Condominium

Examples

Starting in 1921, French plantation owners let Annamese workers from the Gulf of Tonkin come to the New Hebrides under 5 years contracts. Source: Internet

Quirós in 1606 took possession for the king of Spain all of the lands he had discovered in Australia del Espiritu Santo (the New Hebrides ) and those he would discover "even to the Pole". Source: Internet

The New Hebrides achieved independence (as Vanuatu) in 1980, with Belize following suit in 1981. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

New Haw new hearing New Hebridean New Hebrides Condominium new heights New High German