Juan Fernández

American  

[wahn fer-nan-dez, joo-uhn, hwahn fer-nahn-des] / wɑn fərˈnæn dɛz, ˈdʒu ən, ˈʰwɑn fɛrˈnɑn dɛs /

noun

1. a group of three islands in the S Pacific, 400 miles (645 km) W of and belonging to Chile: Alexander Selkirk, the alleged prototype of Robinson Crusoe, was marooned here 1704.

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Example Sentences

Machado supporter Juan Fernandez said anything would be better than maintaining the status quo.

From Los Angeles Times

It has also had medicinal plants, exotic plants from Europe and Asia, a large collection of species from the remote Juan Fernández Islands in the Pacific, and some of the world’s last known Sophora toromiro trees, which are native to Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, but are now extinct in the wild.

From New York Times

Juan Fernandez Lobbe played in both games, and was back with Argentina as an assistant coach.

From Washington Times

Juan Fernandez, a former sales trader at Goldman Sachs who runs a luxury travel firm in Westchester, N.Y., is already seeing signs of the bonus slowdown among his clients who typically make travel plans months or even a year out.

From New York Times

“Everything that was imagined at that time is in the library,” said Juan Fernández del Campo, the library’s current manager.

From Seattle Times