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Word: Archipelago
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: from Italian arcipelago, from Greek arkhi- ‘chief’ + pelagos ‘sea’. The word was originally used as a proper name (the Archipelago ‘the Aegean Sea’): the general sense arose because the Aegean Sea is notable for its large numbers of islands
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɑːkɪˈpɛlɪɡəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an extensive group of islands
Short Definition:extensive group of islands
Examples:- the Indonesian archipelago
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