Main Entry:

His·pan·io·la

Pronunciation:

\ˌhis-pə-ˈnyō-lə\

Variant(s):

or Spanish Es·pa·ño·la \ˌes-ˌpä-ˈnyō-lä\ or formerly Hai·ti \ˈhā-tē\ or San·to Do·min·go \ˌsan-tə-də-ˈmiŋ-(ˌ)gō\

Function:

geographical name

island West Indies in the Greater Antilles; divided between Haiti (on W) & Dominican Republic (on E) area 29,371 square miles (76,071 square kilometers)