Easter Island
Easter Island
Definition
Easter Island
island in the South Pacific, c. 1,864 mi (3,000 km) west of Valparaiso, Chile, & governed as an integral part of Chile: 46 sq mi (119 sq km); pop. 1,900
Etymology: from the fact that it was discovered on Easter Sunday, 1722
Browse dictionary entries near Easter Island
- Easter egg
- Easter Bunny
- Easter
- eastbound
- East York
- East Timor
- East Sussex
- east-southeast
- East Siberian Sea
- East River
