archipelago — a group or chain of islands
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a group or chain of islands
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɑːrkɪˌpeləɡoʊ/
Example Sentences
- The pirate captain hid his treasure somewhere in the mysterious archipelago.
- Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago with over 17,000 islands.
- The cruise ship sailed through the stunning archipelago, stopping at each island for sightseeing.
archipelago
NOUN[/ˈɑːrkɪˌpeləɡoʊ/]
a group or chain of islands
A travel photographer drone-captures a stunning archipelago scattered across turquoise sea.
Sailing through the Greek archipelago, we saw an arch above tiny islands. (ARCH + PELAGO(sea) → ARCHIPELAGO = an ARCH of islands across the sea)
Sailing past the archipelago, the ship's cargo was stopped by a sudden embargo.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Italian 'arcipelago', which combines Greek 'archi-' (chief, principal) and 'pelagos' (sea). The term originally referred to the Aegean Sea, which had many islands and was considered the chief sea.
Breakdown
archi- (chief, principal) + pelagos (sea) = archipelago (a principal sea with many islands)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The pirate captain hid his treasure somewhere in the mysterious archipelago.”
“Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago with over 17,000 islands.”
“The cruise ship sailed through the stunning archipelago, stopping at each island for sightseeing.”
“Getting lost in this archipelago would be like finding a needle in a haystack... if the haystack was made of water!”
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