San Juan Islands
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of San Juan Islands
First recorded in 1865–70; originally named Isla y Archiepelago de San Juan (“Island and Archipelago of St. John”) in 1791 by Francisco de Eliza y Reventa (1759–1825), Spanish naval officer, navigator, and explorer
Example Sentences
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“The San Juan Islands are beautiful. Period,” he writes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Ecology also recently submitted a report to the Legislature that significantly underestimates the value of establishing an Emergency Response Towing Vessel near the San Juan Islands.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Recreational opportunities abound in this remote, water-bound county, which encompasses the picturesque San Juan Islands.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
The oil-filled ships pass by the San Juan Islands and Olympic Peninsula as they head out to sea.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024
For a year following his graduation from high school, he rowed obsessively—up and down the channel on foggy days and on long voyages out among the San Juan Islands on sunny days.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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