Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Cunha

American  
[koon-yuh] / ˈkun yə /

noun

  1. Tristão da 1460–1540?, Portuguese navigator and explorer.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

A third British man left the Hondius on April 14 on the South Atlantic Archipelago of Tristan da Cunha and was treated in isolation there.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

A third Briton is being treated for a suspected case on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, onto which British Army medics parachuted with fresh supplies to treat him.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

When the ship reached Tristan da Cunha, a British territory that is home to roughly 220 people as of this month, travelers disembarked for group tours and solo excursions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The Turkish travel vlogger had boarded the ship in Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1 to do a story about one of its stops, Tristan da Cunha, the remote archipelago in the South Atlantic.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

“It is as though the place lacks vertical lines,” da Cunha complained.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann