Marianas

Variant of Mariana Islands

Mariana Islands definition

Ma·ri·ana Islands (mer′ē an′ə, mar′-)

group of islands in the W Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines: it includes Guam and the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: formerly (except Guam) a Japanese possession and (1947-86) part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
also Marianas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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