Key West
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Cayo Hueso (literally “Bone Cay”), which was coined in reference to the indigenous use of the island as a gravesite. Modified by folk etymology to Key + West as it is the westernmost inhabited island of the Florida Keys.
Proper noun
- An island in the Florida Keys, the westernmost significant cay in the archipelago.
- A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Florida, United States, in the Florida Keys, situated on the island of Key West and surrounding islands.
- An unincorporated community in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, regarded as the key to the west.
- An unincorporated community in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.
- A subdivision in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
- The Rural Municipality of Key West No. 70, a rural municipality in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Key West in Florida.
Translations
island in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA
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See also
- (island):
Key West on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - (city): Key West, Florida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
