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10 Language-to-English DictionariesArchipelago
/ˌɑːr.kəˈpel.ə.ɡoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A extensive group of islands.
"The ship sailed through a beautiful tropical archipelago."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian 'arcipelago', from medieval Greek 'arkhipelagos', meaning 'chief sea'. Originally used specifically to refer to the Aegean Sea, which is richly studded with islands, the term gradually shifted over the centuries to denote any large group of islands.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Archipelago" is said worldwide
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archipel
Transliteration: archipel
"L'Indonésie est le plus grand archipel du monde."
Archipel
Transliteration: Archipel
"Die Kanarischen Inseln sind ein bekanntes Archipel."
arcipelago
Transliteration: arcipelago
"L'arcipelago toscano comprende sette isole principali."
archipiélago
Transliteration: archipiélago
"Las islas Galápagos forman un famoso archipiélago en el Pacífico."
arquipélago
Transliteration: arquipélago
"Os Açores são um belo arquipélago no Atlântico."
द्वीपसमूह
Transliteration: dvīpsamūh
"अंडमान और निकोबार एक प्रसिद्ध द्वीपसमूह है।"
群岛
Transliteration: qúndǎo
"舟山群岛是中国最大的群岛。"
군도
Transliteration: gundo
"하와이는 태평양의 아름다운 군도입니다."
列島
Transliteration: rettō
"日本は多くの島々からなる島国であり、広大な列島です。"
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