| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,775,014,137 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
archipelago |
Also found in: Financial, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.02 sec. |
|
Archipelago (ärkĭpĕl`əgō) [Ital., from Gr.=chief sea], ancient name of the Aegean Sea Aegean Sea, Gr. Aigaion Pelagos, Turkish Ege Denizi, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, c.400 mi (640 km) long and 200 mi (320 km) wide, off SE Europe between Greece and Turkey; Crete and Rhodes mark its southern limit. ..... Click the link for more information. , later applied to the numerous islands it contains. The word now designates any cluster of islands. archipelago 1. a group of islands 2. a sea studded with islands archipelago [‚är·kə′pel·ə‚gō] (geography) A large group of islands. A sea that has a large group of islands within it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| officially Colony of the Falkland Islands, group of islands (2005 est. Rick Zanussi, building contractor and councillor with the Township of The Archipelago, a group of islands (about 15,000) within the District of Parry Sound, says they have seen an increase in dredging applications as a result of the low water levels. A group of islands about 300 miles west of Senegal, Cape Verde was once part of the Portuguese empire. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|