HyperDic: marianas

English > 1 sense of the word Marianas:
NOUNlocationMarianas, Mariana Islands, Ladrone Islandsa chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan
Marianas > pronunciation
Soundsmeh.riyae'nahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > Marianas: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521.
SynonymsMariana Islands, Ladrone Islands
Instance ofarchipelagoA group of many islands in a large body of water
Part ofMicronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TTA country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States
PartsGuam, GUThe largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States
Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana IslandsA self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam
SpanishIslas Marianas, Marianas
CatalanIlles dels Lladres, Illes Marianes

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