noun

archipelago

archipelago

Japan is an archipelago of many islands.

Japan is an archipelago of many islands.

They sailed through the beautiful archipelago.

They sailed through the beautiful archipelago.

((noun)) a group of islands Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago.

Synonyms: island group, island chain

From Italian 'arcipelago', from Greek 'arkhi-' (chief) + 'pelagos' (sea). It originally referred to the Aegean Sea, the 'chief sea' full of islands.

Break it down: 'archi' (chief) + 'pelago' (sea). Imagine the 'chief sea' which is filled with many islands.

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