Di·o·mede Islands (d   -m d ) Two rocky islands in the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia. Little Diomede belongs to the United States; Big Diomede, to Russia. The islands were discovered and named by Vitus Bering in 1728. |
Diomede Islands [ˈdaɪəˌmiːd]
pl n
(Placename) two small islands in the Bering Strait, separated by the international date line and by the boundary line between the US and Russia
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