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An archipelago is a group of islands. (noun)

An example of an archipelago is the Ksmii archipelago in Albania.

An archipelago refers to any body of water in which there are many islands. (noun)

An example of an archipelago is the Aegean Sea.

See archipelago in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. archipelagoes or archipelagos

a sea with many islands
a group or chain of many islands

Related Forms:

archipelagic adjective

See archipelago in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ärˌkə-pĕlˈə-gōˌ)

noun pl. ar·chi·pel·a·goes or ar·chi·pel·a·gos

A large group of islands: the Philippine archipelago.
A sea, such as the Aegean, containing a large number of scattered islands.

Related Forms:

arˌchi·pe·lagˈic (-pə-lăjˈĭk) adjective

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