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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOuter Banks
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈaʊ.tɐ baŋks/
"Die Outer Banks sind eine Kette von vorgelagerten Inseln vor der Küste North Carolinas."
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A string of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina and a small portion of southeastern Virginia, separating the Atlantic Ocean from coastal sounds.
"We spent our summer vacation driving along the scenic highways of the Outer Banks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from English descriptive terms combining 'outer', denoting a position further away from the mainland or center, and 'bank', referring to a long ridge or shelf of ground under the sea or bordering a body of water. Historically used to describe the string of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Outer Banks" is said worldwide
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Outer Banks
Transliteration: /u.tɛʁ bɑŋks/
"Les Outer Banks sont une chaîne d'îles barrières en Caroline du Nord."
Outer Banks
Transliteration: /ˈaʊ.tɐ baŋks/
"Die Outer Banks sind eine Kette von vorgelagerten Inseln vor der Küste North Carolinas."
Outer Banks
Transliteration: /ˈaw.ter ˈbanks/
"Le Outer Banks sono una catena di isole barriera al largo della Carolina del Nord."
Outer Banks
Transliteration: /ˈaw.teɾ baŋks/
"Los Outer Banks son una cadena de islas barrera frente a la costa de Carolina del Norte."
Outer Banks
Transliteration: /ˈaw.tɛʁ ˈbãŋks/
"Os Outer Banks são uma cadeia de ilhas barreira na costa da Carolina do Norte."
आउटर बैंकस
Transliteration: autar bainkas
"आउटर बैंकस उत्तरी कैरोलिना के तट पर स्थित barrier islands की एक श्रृंखला है।"
外班克斯
Transliteration: wài bān kè sī
"外班克斯是位于北卡罗来纳州海岸外的一串屏障岛屿。"
아우터 뱅크스
Transliteration: auteo baengkeuseu
"아우터 뱅크스는 노스캐롤라이나 해안에 있는 방파 섬들의 연쇄입니다."
アウター・バンクス
Transliteration: autā bankusu
"アウター・バンクスはノースカロライナ州の沖合にあるバリアー島の一連の島々です。"
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