NOUN | location | 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 |
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Meaning | A 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. | |
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Synonyms | Marianas, Ladrone Islands | |
Instance of | archipelago | A group of many islands in a large body of water |
Part of | Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TT | A country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States |
Parts | Guam, GU | The largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States |
Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana Islands | A self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam | |
Spanish | Islas Marianas, Marianas | |
Catalan | Illes dels Lladres, Illes Marianes |
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