Governor's Strait

English

Etymology

Named after the Spanish governor Dom João da Silva.

Proper noun

Governor's Strait

1. (archaic) Phillip Channel, part of the Singapore Strait.

Alternative forms

• Governor Strait, Governor Straits, Governor's Straits

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “Governor's Strait”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].