English > Federated States of Micronesia: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986. |
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| Synonyms | Micronesia, TT |
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| Instance of | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
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| Part of | Micronesia | The islands in the northwestern part of Oceania |
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| Parts | Caroline Islands | A long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines |
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| Gilbert and Ellice Islands | A former British possession in Micronesia |
| Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati | An island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator |
| Kolonia | Capital of Micronesia |
| Mariana Islands, Marianas, Ladrone Islands | A chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan |
| Marshall Islands | A group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia |
| Nauru, Nauru Island, Pleasant Island | A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii |
| Tuvalu, Ellice Islands | A group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii |
| Spanish | Estados Federados de Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia |
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| Catalan | Micronèsia |
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