archipelago — a group or chain of islands
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a group or chain of islands
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɑːrkɪˌpeləɡoʊ/
Korean meaning: 군도, 열도
Korean pronunciation: **아**키펠러고
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 pilot views a beautiful archipelago of tropical islands from above
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A ship from Chicago finds the archipelago under embargo!
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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.
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“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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