Definition
a region of the Pacific Ocean comprising thousands of small islands; also a country
Etymology
From Greek mikros 'small' + nesos 'island', coined by French explorer Dumont d'Urville in 1831
Kelly Says
The name literally means 'tiny islands' in Greek - pretty accurate for a region with over 2,000 islands, most smaller than a city block!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሚክሮኔሽያ
mi-kro-ne-shi-ya
ARالعربية
ميكرونيزيا
mi-kro-ne-zi-ya
BNবাংলা
মাইক্রোনেসিয়া
mai-kro-ne-si-a
CACatalà
Micronèsia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
CSČeština
Mikronésie
mi-kro-ne-si-e
DADansk
Mikronesiske
mi-kro-ne-si-ske
DEDeutsch
Mikronesien
mi-kro-ne-zi-en
ELΕλληνικά
Μικρονησία
mi-kro-ne-si-a
ESEspañol
Micronesia
mi-kro-ne-so-ni-a
FAفارسی
میکرونزیا
mi-kro-ne-zi-ya
FISuomi
Mikronesia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
FRFrançais
Micronésie
mi-kro-ne-si
GUGU
મિક્રોનેશિયા
mi-kro-ne-shi-ya
HAHA
Mikroniya
mi-kro-ni-ya
HEעברית
מיקרונזיה
mi-kro-ne-zi-a
HIहिन्दी
माइक्रोनेशिया
mai-kro-ne-shi-ya
HUMagyar
Mikronézia
mi-kro-ne-zi-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
Mikronesia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
IGIG
Mikroniya
mi-kro-ni-ya
ITItaliano
Micronesia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
JA日本語
ミクロネシア
mi-ku-ro-ne-shi-a
KKKK
Мыкронезия
mi-kro-ne-zi-ya
KMKM
មីក្រូនេស៊ី
mi-kro-ne-si
KO한국어
미크로네시아
mi-keu-ro-ne-si-a
MRMR
माइक्रोनिया
mai-kro-ni-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
Mikronesia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
MYမြန်မာ
မိုးခါးနီးရှား
mo-kha-ni-sh-ya
NLNederlands
Micronesië
mi-kro-ne-si-e
NONorsk
Mikronesia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
PAPA
ਮਿਕਰੋਨੇਸ਼ੀਆ
mi-kro-ne-shi-a
PLPolski
Mikronezja
mi-kro-ne-zja
PTPortuguês
Micronésia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
RORomână
Micronezia
mi-kro-ne-zi-a
RUРусский
Микронезия
mi-kro-ne-zi-ya
SVSvenska
Mikronesiska
mi-kro-ne-si-ska
SWKiswahili
Mikronesia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
TAதமிழ்
மைக்ரோனீசியா
mai-kro-ne-shi-ya
TEతెలుగు
మైక్రోనీషియా
mai-kro-ne-shi-ya
THไทย
ไมโครนีเซีย
mai-kro-ne-si-ya
TLTL
Mikronésia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
TRTürkçe
Mikronezya
mi-kro-ne-zya
UKУкраїнська
Мікронезія
mi-kro-ne-zi-ya
URاردو
مکرو نیزیا
mi-kro-ne-zi-ya
VITiếng Việt
Micronesia
mi-kro-ne-si-a
YOYO
Mikronīṣia
mi-kro-ni-ṣia
ZH中文
密克罗尼西亚
mì kè luò ní xi ya
ZUZU
Mikronesiya
mi-kro-ne-si-ya