Look up: Archipelago

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   archipelago
   n. A group of islands; an expanse of water with scattered islands.
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   Archipelago
   An archipelago is a group of islands.
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   Archipelago
   An archipelago is a group of islands caused by the sea rising over a hilly landscape. Archipelagos are often volcanic in origin.
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   archipelago
   [n] - a group of many islands in a large body of water
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   archipelago
   an internet compatible communication VHF bearer service Category: News-systems and communications
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   Archipelago
   Ar`chi·pel'a·go noun ; plural - goes or -gos [ Italian arcipelago , properly, chief sea; Greek pref ... + ... sea, perhaps akin to ... blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See 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 broa ...
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   archipelago
   noun a group of many islands in a large body of water
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   Archipelago
   ` An `archipelago` is a chain or cluster of islands. The word `archipelago` literally means `chief sea`, from Greek `arkhon` (`arkhi`-) (`leader`) and `pelagos` (`sea`). In antiquity, the `Archipelago` was the proper name for the Aegean Sea and, later, usage shifted to refer to the Aegean Islands (since the sea is remarkable for its large number of islands). It is now used to generally refer to any island group or, sometimes, to a sea containing...
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   Archipelago
   • (n.) Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands. • (n.) The Grecian Archipelago, or Aegean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.
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    archipelago
    (from the article `Indonesia`) The Indonesian archipelago represents one of the most unusual areas in the world, encompassing a major juncture of the Earth`s tectonic plates, the ... The Indonesian archipelago stretches for more than 3,000 miles east to west and is the largest island complex in the world. The sea has inevitably ... [...
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    Archipelago
    (from the article `Economic Affairs`) The NYSE announced on April 20 that it planned to acquire electronic trading platform Archipelago to form the world`s largest securities market and ...
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    archipelago
    archipelago 1. The Aegean Sea, between Greece and Asia Minor. 2. Any sea, or sheet of water, in which there are numerous islands; a group of islands. 3. A large group of islands; such as, the Philippine archipelago. 4. A sea, such as the Aegean, containing a large number of scattered islands.
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    Archipelago
    A group of islands that have an arc shaped distribution. These islands are usually of volcanic origin and are associated with subduction zones.
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    Archipelago
    Archipelago (ärkipel'ugō) [Ital., from Gr.=chief sea], ancient name of the Aegean Sea, later applied to the numerous islands it contains. The word now designates any cluster of islands.
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