marshall islands

Noun
  1. A republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands (synset 108858084)
    domain region: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    is an instance of: country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
    is a part of: marshall islands - a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
    same as: republic of the marshall islands
  2. A group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia (synset 108857879)
    is an instance of: archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water
    has:
    • marshall islands, republic of the marshall islands - a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
    • bikini - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons
    • eniwetok - an atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs
    • kwajalein - an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II
    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

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