HyperDic: marquesas_islands

English > 1 sense of the expression Marquesas Islands:
NOUNlocationMarquesas Islands, Iles Marquisesa group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific
English > Marquesas Islands: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia.
SynonymIles Marquises
Instance ofarchipelagoA group of many islands in a large body of water
Part ofFrench Polynesia, French OceaniaA French overseas possession in the South Pacific
SpanishIslas Marquesas

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