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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In the Turks and Caicos Islands, officials reported minimal damage and no deaths despite the storm’s eye passing close to Grand Turk, the capital island.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022
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
Neufeld is one of 1,600 passengers who bought tickets for a seven-day trip to Grand Turk island in Turks and Caicos, and Half Moon Cay and Freeport in the Bahamas, aboard the Carnival Pride ship.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2016
Then they turned their wit against me, begging to know if I had not some message for my friends the Grand Turk and the Emperor of China.
From Cardigan by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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