Archipelago

/ˌɑːrkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/ noun

Definition

An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in the sea. Famous examples include Japan and the Philippines.

Etymology

From Italian “arcipelago,” originally a name for the Aegean Sea, from Greek “arkhi-” meaning “chief” and “pelagos” meaning “sea.” It shifted from naming a sea to naming the islands in it.

Kelly Says

An archipelago is like a country made of puzzle pieces floating in the ocean. Life, languages, and cultures can be very different from island to island, even though they’re neighbors you can almost see on the horizon.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደሴቶች
de-se-toch
ARالعربية
أرخبيل
ar-kha-beel
BNবাংলা
দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
dveep-punj
CSČeština
souostroví
so-u-os-tro-vee
DADansk
øgruppe
ur-grup-pe
DEDeutsch
Archipel
ar-chi-PEL
ELΕλληνικά
αρχιπέλαγος
ar-khi-pe-la-gos
ESEspañol
archipiélago
ar-chi-pee-EH-la-go
FAفارسی
مجمع‌الجزایر
maj-ma-al-ja-za-ir
FISuomi
saaristo
saa-ris-to
FRFrançais
archipel
ar-shi-PEL
GUGU
દ્વીપસમૂહ
dveep-sa-mooh
HAHA
tsibirai
tsi-bi-rai
HEעברית
ארכיפלג
ar-khi-pe-lag
HIहिन्दी
द्वीपसमूह
dveep-sa-mooh
HUMagyar
szigetcsoport
si-get-cho-port
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepulauan
ke-pu-la-u-an
IGIG
agwaetiti
a-gwa-e-ti-ti
ITItaliano
arcipelago
ar-chi-PE-la-go
JA日本語
群島
gun-tou
KKKK
архипелаг
ar-khi-pe-lag
KMKM
កោះ
kaoh
KO한국어
군도
gun-do
MRMR
द्वीपसमूह
dveep-sa-mooh
MSBahasa Melayu
kepulauan
ke-pu-la-u-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်းစု
kyun-su
NLNederlands
archipel
ar-chi-PEL
NONorsk
øygruppe
oy-grup-pe
PAPA
ਟਾਪੂ ਸਮੂਹ
taa-poo sa-mooh
PLPolski
archipelag
ar-khi-pe-LAG
PTPortuguês
arquipélago
ar-ki-PE-la-go
RORomână
arhipelag
ar-hi-pe-lag
RUРусский
архипелаг
ar-khi-pe-LAG
SVSvenska
skärgård
shar-gawd
SWKiswahili
kisiwa
ki-si-wa
TAதமிழ்
தீவுக்கூட்டம்
tee-vuk-koot-tam
TEతెలుగు
ద్వీపసమూహం
dvee-pa-sa-moo-ham
THไทย
หมู่เกาะ
muu-goh
TLTL
kapuluan
ka-pu-lu-an
TRTürkçe
takımada
ta-kum-a-da
UKУкраїнська
архіпелаг
ar-khee-pe-LAG
URاردو
جزائر
ja-za-ir
VITiếng Việt
quần đảo
quan dao
YOYO
erekusu
e-re-ku-su
ZH中文
群岛
qun-dao
ZUZU
iziqhingi
i-zi-qhin-gi

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