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Look up: archipelago

  1. archipelago
    n. A group of islands; an expanse of water with scattered islands.
    Found on http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gl

  2. archipelago
    [n] - a group of many islands in a large body of water
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. archipelago
    an internet compatible communication VHF bearer service Category: News-systems and communications
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. 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 Grec...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/116

  5. archipelago
    noun a group of many islands in a large body of water
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. 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 ... [...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/95

  8. 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 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/95

  9. 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.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  10. Archipelago
    A group of islands that have an arc shaped distribution. These islands are usually of volcanic origin and are associated with subduction zones.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  11. 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.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A080

  12. Archipelago
    An archipelago is a group of islands.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. archipelago
    Group of islands, or an area of sea containing a group of islands. The islands of an archipelago are usually volcanic in origin, and they sometimes represent the tops of peaks in areas around continental margins flooded by the sea. Volcanic islands are formed either when a hot spot within the Earth's mantle produces a chain of volcanoes on the ...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  14. archipelago
    a group of islands
    Found on http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/

  15. Archipelago
    (album) `Archipelago` is the second album by the American group Land, who blend jazz, rock, and world music. A May, 1996 concert broadcast formed the basis for most of the album, Archipelago. "Deep", the final track for Archipelago, was recorded in February of 1...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago

  16. Archipelago
    (film) `Archipelago` is a 2010 British film written and directed by Joanna Hogg about a family holiday on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Plot: A darkly comic and quietly moving portrayal of a family in emotional crisis. Before Edward (Tom Hiddleston) leaves to do voluntary work in Africa, his mothe...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago



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9 February 2012

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At 7.01pm on 9 February 1996, the IRA ended its 17-month ceasefire with a blast that rocked east London, injured more than 100 people, one critically, and thrust Northern Ireland back into political ferment. After one hour of shock and hectic checking with the security forces who, like the Government, were taken 'completely by surprise', Prime Minister John Major attacked the bombing as 'an appalling outrage'. He called upon Sinn Fein and the IRA to condemn unequivocally those who planted the bomb near South Quay railway station on the Isle of Dogs. read more

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