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Yap.

An island of the Caroline Islands, western Micronesia.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. An island of the Caroline Islands, western Micronesia.

  2. One of the four states that composes the Federated States of Micronesia.

name
  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien or Hakka.

Where this word comes from

From Hokkien 葉 /叶 (Ia̍p) and Hakka 葉 /叶 (Ya̍p).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.