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archipelago

[ ahr-kuh-pel-uh-goh ]

noun

, plural ar·chi·pel·a·gos, ar·chi·pel·a·goes.
  1. a large group or chain of islands:

    the Malay Archipelago.

  2. any large body of water with many islands.
  3. the Archipelago, the Aegean Sea.


archipelago

/ ˌɑːkɪpəˈleɪdʒɪən; ˌɑːkɪˈpɛlɪˌɡəʊ; ˌɑːkɪpəˈlædʒɪk /

noun

  1. a group of islands
  2. a sea studded with islands
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


archipelago

/ är′kə-pĕlə-gō′ /

  1. A large group of islands.
  2. A sea, such as the Aegean, or an area in a sea containing a large number of scattered islands.


archipelago

  1. A group of islands near one another.


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Derived Forms

  • archipelagic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ar·chi·pe·lag·ic [ahr-k, uh, -p, uh, -, laj, -ik], ar·chi·pe·la·gi·an [ahr-k, uh, -p, uh, -, ley, -jee-, uh, n, -j, uh, n], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of archipelago1

1495–1505; alteration ( archi- for arci- ) of Italian arcipelago, alteration of Egeopelago the Aegean Sea < Greek Aigaîon pélagos
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Word History and Origins

Origin of archipelago1

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
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Example Sentences

It’s part of the Seychelles, an archipelago off of East Africa.

Sohn builds impact with repetition, filling a section of floor with an archipelago of craggy tan islets.

Or, they may have island-hopped across ancient island archipelagos, which would eventually make up the present-day terrains of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.

Part of IJburg, an archipelago of six new islands built by city contractors, Beach Island was reclaimed from the waters with sand carried by boats run on low-emission fuel.

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The nation also presents one of the toughest logistical challenges, with a population of some 273 million spread across the world’s largest archipelago.

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The flight path remained close to the Indonesian archipelago, well within what is the normal reach of air traffic control radar.

This windswept sheep-filled archipelago off the coast of Southern Patagonia remains an Argentine obsession.

The largest of an archipelago of islands, Santorini is the vestige of a single volcanic landmass that erupted around 1600 BC.

Power has withered at the center and devolved to an archipelago of fiefdoms where warlords rule without the burdens of governing.

There were three Dutch voyages to the Arctic archipelago in the 16th century.

The leaguers were now anxious to co-operate with the Americans in compelling the Spaniards to evacuate the Archipelago.

Dangerous situation of the brig among the islands of Buccaneer's Archipelago.

The supremacy of the United States must and will be enforced throughout every part of the Archipelago.

Taken as a whole Yloilo still remains one of the most charmless spots in the Archipelago.

Off the Buccaneer's Archipelago the tides are strong and rise to the height of thirty-six feet.

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