ARCHIPELAGOES

ARCHIPELAGO

archipelago

(noun) a group of many islands in a large body of water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

archipelagoes

plural of archipelago

Source: Wiktionary


ARCHIPELAGO

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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