HyperDic: northern_marianas

English > 1 sense of the expression Northern Marianas:
NOUNlocationNorthern Marianas, Northern Mariana Islandsa self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam
English > Northern Marianas: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam.
SynonymNorthern Mariana Islands
Instance ofdistrict, territory, territorial dominion, dominionA region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Part ofMariana Islands, Marianas, Ladrone IslandsA chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan
PartsSaipanThe largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States
SpanishIslas Marianas del Norte
CatalanIlles Mariannes Septentrionals

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