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ARCHIPELAGO
archipelago
(noun) a group of many islands in a large body of water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
archipelago (plural archipelagos or archipelagoes)
(collective) A group of islands.
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`chi*pel"a*go, n.; pl. -goes or -gos. Etym: [It. arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref Plague.]
1. The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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