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ar·chi·pel·a·go

(är′kə-pĕl′ə-gō′, är′chə-)

n. pl. ar·chi·pel·a·goes or ar·chi·pel·a·gos

1. A large group of islands: the Philippine archipelago.

2. A sea, such as the Aegean, containing a large number of scattered islands.

[Italian Arcipelago, the Aegean Sea, alteration (influenced by arci-, chief, archi-) of Medieval Latin Ēgēopelagus : Latin Aegaeus, Ēgēus, Aegean (from Greek Aigaios) + Latin pelagus, sea (from Greek pelagos; see plāk- in Indo-European roots).]

ar′chi·pe·lag′ic (-pə-lăj′ĭk) adj.

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archipelago

(ˌɑːkɪˈpɛlɪˌɡəʊ)

n, pl -gos or -goes

1. (Physical Geography) a group of islands

2. (Physical Geography) a sea studded with islands

[C16 (meaning: the Aegean Sea): from Italian arcipelago, literally: the chief sea (perhaps originally a mistranslation of Greek Aigaion pelagos the Aegean Sea), from archi- + pelago sea, from Latin pelagus, from Greek pelagos]

archipelagic, archipelagian adj

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ar•chi•pel•a•go

(ˌɑr kəˈpɛl əˌgoʊ)

n., pl. -gos, -goes.

1. a large group or chain of islands.

2. a large body of water with many islands.

3. the Archipelago, the Aegean Sea.

[1495–1505; alter. (archi- for arci-) of Italian arcipelago, alter. of Egeopelago the Aegean Sea < Greek Aigaîon pélagos]

ar`chi•pe•lag′ic (-pəˈlædʒ ɪk) ar`chi•pe•la′gi•an (-ˈleɪ dʒi ən, -dʒən) adj.

Archipelago

the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, hence, any sea or broad sheet of water containing many islands.

Examples: archipelago of isolated communities, 1862; of the Polar Ocean, 1830.

archipelago

A large group of islands, or a sea that contains one, for example the Aegean.

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Noun

archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water

island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

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أرْخَبيل: مَجْموعَة جُزُر مُتَقارِبَه

souostroví

øgruppe

Archipel

archipiélago

saaristo

archipel

szigetvilág

eyjaklasi

arcipelago

archipelagassalynas

arhipelāgs

súostrovie

ostrvljeotočje

skärgård

adalar kümesicezzartakımada

quần đảo

群岛

archipelago

[ˌɑːkɪˈpelɪgəʊ] N (archipelagos, archipelagoes (pl)) → archipiélago m

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archipelago

[ˌɑː^rkiˈpɛləgəʊ] n → archipel m

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archipelago

n pl <-(e)s> → Archipel m; the Archipelago → der Archipel(agos); (= sea) → die Ägäis

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archipelago

[ˌɑːkɪˈpɛlɪgəʊ] n (archipelagos or archipelagoes (pl)) → arcipelago

archipelago

(aːkiˈpeləgəu) – plural ˌarchiˈpelago(e)s – noun

a group of islands.

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His favor with Tamahmaah, never declined; and when that sagacious, intrepid, and aspiring chieftain had made himself sovereign over the whole group of islands, and removed his residence to Woahoo, he left his faithful adherent John Young in command of Owyhee.

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Due to the weather disturbance, moderate to heavy rains will affect residents of Batanes, Cagayan (including Babuyan Group of Islands), Ilocos Norte and Apayao.

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