HyperDic: ladrone_islands

English > 1 sense of the expression Ladrone Islands:
NOUNlocationLadrone Islands, Mariana Islands, Marianasa chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan
English > Ladrone Islands: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521.
SynonymsMariana Islands, Marianas
Instance ofarchipelagoA group of many islands in a large body of water
Part ofMicronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TTA country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States
PartsGuam, GUThe largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States
Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana IslandsA self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam
SpanishIslas Marianas, Marianas
CatalanIlles dels Lladres, Illes Marianes

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