Archipelago Meaning in English

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US

ˌɑɹkəˈpɛɫəˌɡoʊ/, /ˌɑɹtʃəpəˈɫeɪˌɡoʊ

ar-kuh-PEL-uh-go

UK

ˌɑːkɪpɪlˈeɪɡəʊ

ah-ki-pil-AY-goh

Definition

A group or chain of many islands close together in the sea.

Usage & Nuances

'Archipelago' is mainly used in geography and academic contexts. Common collocations include 'an archipelago of islands,' 'the Indonesian archipelago,' etc. The word is formal and rarely used in casual speech.

• Spanish: archipiélago
• Portuguese (BR): arquipélago
• Portuguese (PT): arquipélago
• Chinese (Simplified): 群岛
• Chinese (Traditional): 羣島
• Hindi: द्वीपसमूह
• Arabic: أرخبيل
• Bengali: দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
• Russian: архипелаг
• Japanese: 群島
• Vietnamese: quần đảo
• Korean: 군도
• Turkish: takımada
• Urdu: جزیرے کا مجموعہ
• Indonesian: kepulauan

Example Sentences

Japan is an archipelago in East Asia.

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The Maldives is a famous archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

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An archipelago has many islands close to each other.

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Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, with over seventeen thousand islands.

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Scientists study how wildlife adapts to living on different islands in an archipelago.

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It must be amazing to travel between islands in a tropical archipelago.

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