Meaning of archipelago in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌɑrkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/

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  1. Noun

    archipelago

    Etymology

    early 16th century: from Italian arcipelago, from Greek arkhi-‘chief’ + pelagos‘sea’. The word was originally used as a proper name (the Archipelago ‘the Aegean Sea’): the general sense arose because the Aegean Sea is notable for its large numbers of islands

    Definitions

    1. a group of many islands in a large body of water

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