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archipelago
[ ahr-kuh-pel-uh-goh ]
noun
- a large group or chain of islands:
the Malay Archipelago.
- any large body of water with many islands.
- the Archipelago, the Aegean Sea.
archipelago
/ ˌɑːkɪpəˈleɪdʒɪən; ˌɑːkɪˈpɛlɪˌɡəʊ; ˌɑːkɪpəˈlædʒɪk /
noun
- a group of islands
- a sea studded with islands
archipelago
/ ä′kə-ĕ′ə-ō′ /
- A large group of islands.
- A sea, such as the Aegean, or an area in a sea containing a large number of scattered islands.
archipelago
- A group of islands near one another.
Derived Forms
- archipelagic, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ···· [ahr-k, uh, -p, uh, -, laj, -ik], ····· [ahr-k, uh, -p, uh, -, ley, -jee-, uh, n, -j, uh, n], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of archipelago1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of archipelago1
Example Sentences
With a population of about 3,600 people, the Falkland Islands is an archipelago located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
A handful of other Australian territories were also hit by the new tariffs, in addition to the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, the Falkland Islands and The British Indian Ocean Territory.
For the next four hours, the Gulfstream jet cruised northwest above western Africa and the Atlantic Ocean toward the small archipelago of Cape Verde.
The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands in Southeast Asia, had long been ruled by a succession of dynasties, out-of-touch with ordinary Filipinos, and their cronies while wealth inequality deepened.
The plan to cede sovereignty of the archipelago, known officially as the British Indian Ocean Territory, was announced in October 2024 after a deal was reached with former Mauritian leader Pravind Jugnauth.
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