mariana islands

Noun
  1. A 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 (synset 108856544)
    is an instance of: archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water
    has:
    • northern mariana islands, northern marianas - a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam
    • gu, guam - the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
    is a part of: federated states of micronesia, micronesia, tt - a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
    same as: ladrone islands, marianas

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