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archipelago
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
archipelago
(noun)
Malay Archipelago
(proper noun)
archipelago
/ˌɑɚkə
ˈ
pɛləˌgoʊ/
noun
plural
archipelagoes
or
archipelagos
archipelago
/ˌɑɚkə
ˈ
pɛləˌgoʊ/
noun
plural
archipelagoes
or
archipelagos
Britannica Dictionary definition of ARCHIPELAGO
[
count
]
:
a group of islands
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