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archipelago definition

archi·pela·go (är′kə pel′ə gō′)

noun pl. archipelagoes -·goes′ or archipelagos -·gos′

  1. a sea with many islands
  2. a group or chain of many islands

Etymology: It arcipelago < MGr archipelagos, orig., the Aegean Sea < Gr archi-, chief + pelagos, sea: see pelagic

Related Forms:

  • archipelagic ar′chi·pelag′·ic (-pə laj′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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