Definitions for archipelago
ˌɑr kəˈpɛl əˌgoʊar·chi·pel·ago

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. archipelagonoun

   a group of many islands in a large body of water

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. archipelagonoun

   A group of islands.

2. archipelagonoun

   Something scattered around like an archipelago.

   The Gulag Archipelago

3. Etymology: From arcipelago, from ἀρχι- + πέλαγος.

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1. Archipelago

   An archipelago ( (listen) AR-kə-PEL-ə-goh), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Archipelago, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Lakshadweep Islands, the Galápagos Islands, the Japanese archipelago, the Philippine Archipelago, the Maldives, the Balearic Islands, The Bahamas, the Aegean Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, the Canary Islands, Malta, the Azores, the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the British Isles, the islands of the Archipelago Sea, and Shetland. They are sometimes defined by political boundaries. For example, the Gulf archipelago off the northeastern Pacific coast forms part of a larger archipelago that geographically includes Washington state's San Juan Islands; while the Gulf archipelago and San Juan Islands are geographically related, they are not technically included in the same archipelago due to manmade geopolitical borders.

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1. archipelago

   An archipelago is a collection or group of islands or sometimes, a sea containing a large number of scattered islands. These islands are often close to each other and located within a body of water such as a sea or ocean.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Archipelagonoun

   the Grecian Archipelago, or Aegean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands

2. Archipelagonoun

   hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands

3. Etymology: [It. arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref + sea, perh. akin to blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See Plague.]

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1. Archipelago

   An archipelago, sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster or collection of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago. In Italian, possibly following a tradition of antiquity, the Arcipelago was the proper name for the Aegean Sea and, later, usage shifted to refer to the Aegean Islands. It is now used to refer to any island group or, sometimes, to a sea containing a large number of scattered islands.

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1. Archipelago

   ärk-i-pel′a-gō, n. the chief sea of the Greeks, or the Ægean Sea: a sea abounding in small islands, also a group of such islands:—pl. Archipel′agoes.—adj. Archipelagic (-aj′ik). [An Italian compound from Gr. archi-, chief, pelagos, sea.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. archipelago

   A corruption of Aegeopelagus, now applied to clusters of islands in general. Originally the Ægean Sea. An archipelago has a great number of islands of various sizes, disposed without order; but often contains several subordinate groups. Such are the Ægean, the Corean, the Caribbean, Indian, Polynesian, and others.

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1. archipelago

   A group of island.

   The archipelago and surrounding islands are a sight for joyful eyes.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  

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1. archipelago

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of archipelago in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of archipelago in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of archipelago in a Sentence

1. Garcia Aguilera:

   We arrived in Spain, alive, healthy and with our ideas intact. We have to thank the many people who have made this journey possible, i have been without communication for several days and need to update on the situation of other members of the Archipelago.

2. William Tanuwijaya:

   I say today that Tokopedia is the komodo in the 17,000-island archipelago.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=archipelago
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Archipelago
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archipelago
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=archipelago
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=archipelago
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=archipelago