Saipan
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Saipan
- /saɪˈpæn/
Where it comes from
From Chamorro Saipan. A folk etymology connects it with the Carolinian for “empty place”.
proper noun
- An island, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands. Theſe Iſlands were diſcovered by Magellan in the year 1521 ; and by the account given of the two he firſt fell in with, it ſhould ſeem that they were the Iſlands of Saypan and Tinian ; for they are deſcribed in his expedition as very beautiful Iſlands, and as lying between 15 and 16 degrees of North
Translations
Talk about this word "Saipan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saipan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Saipan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saipan "Saipan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saipan.Cite this
@misc{saipan_2026,
title = {Saipan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saipan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
