Grand Turk
Americannoun
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an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands of the West Indies. 7 miles (11 km) long.
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capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands, on Grand Turk.
Example Sentences
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They were also astonished to discover a massive, vertical sinkhole called a blue hole, 75km south of a bank called Grand Turk, that formed when a cave collapsed inwards.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Officials there reported relatively light damage and no deaths, though the eye of the storm passed close to Grand Turk, the small British territory’s capital island, on Tuesday.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022
Electricity supplies had failed on Grand Turk, which meant water production was also out, governor John Freeman said.
From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2017
“Just as we have two separate island groups, we have two different histories,” said Brian Riggs, a retired curator who lives on Grand Turk and contributed to the museums on Provo and Grand Turk.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2016
These espousals, however, by no means bring the romance to a conclusion, for we learn that matters had become complicated by the passion of the daughter of the Grand Turk for the newly wedded Florian.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
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