Meaning & use
archipelago
A group or chain of islands scattered across an area of sea.
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The Philippines is an archipelago made up of more than seven thousand islands.
Sailors navigated carefully through the archipelago's narrow and treacherous rocky channels.
A note on using this word
Often used specifically for a named group of islands, such as the Greek archipelago.
Words with a similar meaning
island chain
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