Tierra del Fuego

专有名词
/tɪˌɛːɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡəʊ/    /tiˌɛɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡoʊ/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. An island at the southern tip of South America, politically divided between Chile and Argentina; in full, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.
  2. An archipelago and geographic region of Chile and Argentina, consisting of this island and a number of smaller surrounding islands.
  3. A province of Argentina. Official name: Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. Capital: Ushuaia.
  4. A province of Chile. Capital: Porvenir.
  5. A former department of Chile.

词源

Borrowed from Spanish Tierra del Fuego (literally “Land of Fire”), reportedly named so by Ferdinand Magellan after the many fires lit up by the local population.
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