Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - archipelago
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Archipelago
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(archipelagos, or archipelagoes) An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -goes or -gos) Etymology: Archipelago Aegean Sea, from Italian Arcipelago, literally, chief sea, from arci- (from Latin archi-) + Greek pelagos sea — more at plagal Date: 1589 1. an expanse of water with many scattered islands 2. a group of islands 3. something resembling an ~; especially a group or scattering of similar things an ~ of small parks within the city ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -os or -oes) 1 a group of islands. 2 a sea with many islands. Etymology: It. arcipelago f. Gk arkhi- chief + pelagos sea (orig. = the Aegean Sea) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. море или водное пространство с многочисленными островами 2. уст. Эгейское море 3. архипелаг; группа островов ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1502, from It. arcipelago "the Aegean Sea" (13c.), from Gk. archipelagos, from archi- "chief + pelagos "sea." Aegean Sea being full of island chains, the meaning was extended in It. to "any sea studded with islands." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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