How to Pronounce "archipelago"
word
ˌɑɹkəˈpɛɫəˌɡoʊ/, /ˌɑɹtʃəpəˈɫeɪˌɡoʊ
ar-kuh-PEL-uh-go
ˌɑːkɪpɪlˈeɪɡəʊ
ah-ki-pil-AY-goh
Definition
A group or chain of many islands close together in the sea.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɑɹkəˈpɛɫəˌɡoʊ/, /ˌɑɹtʃəpəˈɫeɪˌɡoʊ
British English
ˌɑːkɪpɪlˈeɪɡəʊ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ar-kuh-PEL-uh-go
UK
ah-ki-pil-AY-goh
Listen in Context
Japan is an archipelago in East Asia.
The Maldives is a famous archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
An archipelago has many islands close to each other.
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, with over seventeen thousand islands.