Cocos Islands
an Australian group of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, SW of Java. 5.5 sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Also called Keeling Islands [kee-ling] /ˈki lɪŋ/ .
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How to use Cocos Islands in a sentence
On the Keeling or Cocos Islands the chief vegetable production is the cocoanut.
An Introduction to the History of Science | Walter LibbyCocos Islands, a group of 20 small coral islands about 700 m. SW.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia | Edited by Rev. James WoodThe coco-nut (as the name Cocos Islands indicates) is the characteristic product and is cultivated on all the islands.
This probably would not be permitted by the “King of the Cocos Islands” even if they wished to do so.
Blown to Bits | R.M. BallantyneThis probably would not be permitted by the "King of the Cocos Islands" even if they wished to do so.
Blown to Bits | Robert Michael Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for Cocos Islands
/ (ˈkəʊkɒs, ˈkəʊkəs) /
a group of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Java: a Territory of Australia since 1955. Pop: 596 (2010). Area: 13 sq km (5 sq miles): Also called: Keeling Islands
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