Tortola

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Tortola

/toɹˈtoʊlə/ US
/tɔːˈtəʊlə/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊlə

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Named after the Dutch island of Tholen with integration of the contracted preposition ter. The toponym was later (incorrectly) reinterpreted as a derivation from Spanish tórtola (“turtle dove”).

proper noun

An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.

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@misc{tortola_2026,
  title = {Tortola},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tortola},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}