Puerto Williams
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after John Williams Wilson, British settler who founded Fuerte Bulnes, the first settlement in the Strait of Magellan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌpweɾto wiˈʝjams/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o wiˈʝjãms]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˌpweɾto wiˈʎjams/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o wiˈʎjãms]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌpweɾto wiˈʃjams/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o wiˈʃjãms]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌpweɾto wiˈʒjams/ [ˌpweɾ.t̪o wiˈʒjãms]
- Syllabification: Puer‧to Wi‧lliams
Proper noun[edit]
- Puerto Williams (a city, the capital of Antártica Chilena, Magallanes, Chile)