Archipelago

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  • noun. A large group of islands.
  • noun. A sea, such as the Aegean, containing a large number of scattered islands.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. [capitalized] Originally and specifically, the sea which separates Greece from Asia Minor, otherwise called the Ægean sea, studded with a number of small islands. Hence, generally
  • noun. Any body of water abounding with islands, or the islands themselves collectively.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
  • noun. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A group of islands.
  • noun. Something scattered around like an archipelago.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a group of many islands in a large body of water
  • Word Usage
    "This archipelago is one of our nations leading tourist attractions and you can find a lot to do in its capitol of Honolulu."
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    lumbago  
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    ait  atoll  bar  cay  continental island  
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