Floreana

See also: floreana

English

Floreana Island

Alternative forms

• Floriana (obsolete)

Etymology

From Spanish isla Floreana, from floreana, from Ecuadorian president Juan José Flores -ana (“-an: forming adjectives”), a name bestowed in 1832 upon Ecuador's annexation of the Galapagos Islands.

Proper noun

Floreana

1. An island in San Cristobal canton, Galapagos, Ecuador.

Synonyms

• Charles, King Charles's Island, Mercedes, Santa Maria (obsolete)

Translations

Translations

• Marathi: फ्लोरेआना m (phloreānā)
• Spanish: isla (es) Floreana, Floreana