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
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
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
KKKK
архипелаг
ar-khi-pe-lag
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
TLTL
kapuluan
ka-pu-lu-an
TRTürkçe
takımada
ta-kum-a-da
UKУкраїнська
архіпелаг
ar-khee-pe-LAG
VITiếng Việt
quần đảo
quan dao
ZUZU
iziqhingi
i-zi-qhin-gi