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Admiralty Island

Admiralty Island

6.1
An island near Juneau in southeast Alaska with many brown bears and dense forests
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæd.mɪr.əl.ti ˈaɪ.lənd/
translation icon : Isla del Almirantazgo
  • We went hiking on Admiralty Island to see the brown bears in their natural habitat.

Examples

  • The dense forests of Admiralty Island are home to a variety of wildlife.

  • Much of Admiralty Island is protected as part of a national monument.

  • I visited Admiralty Island last summer.

  • Have you ever seen the bears on Admiralty Island?

  • The dense forests of Admiralty Island are home to a variety of wildlife.

  • Much of Admiralty Island is protected as part of a national monument.

  • We went hiking on Admiralty Island to see the brown bears in their natural habitat.

Surface Forms

Admiralty Island main

Morphology

Admiralty + island

This is a place-name formed from a proper noun plus the noun 'island', so a learner who knows 'island' (and who can link 'Admiralty' to 'admiral' or recognise it as a name) will readily understand it denotes an island named 'Admiralty'. The specific geographic details (location, bears, forests) are not derivable from the parts, but the basic referential meaning ('a named island') is compositionally transparent and follows common cross‑linguistic naming patterns.

Etymology

Admiralty Island was named by British explorers for Admiralty, the people in charge of the 'navy', so imagine sailors seeing a large, wild island and naming it after their leaders. That's why the name refers to the island near Juneau today.