MARQUESAS ISLANDS

Meaning of MARQUESAS ISLANDS in English

/mahr kay"zeuhz, -seuhz, -seuhs/

a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 5593; 480 sq. mi. (1245 sq. km).

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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — or French Îles Marquises geographical name islands S Pacific N of Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia capital Taiohae (on Nuku …
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Island group (pop., 1996: 8,064), French Polynesia . Located in the central South Pacific Ocean northeast of Tahiti, the Marquesas …
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Island group (pop., 1996: 8,064), French Polynesia . Located in the central South Pacific Ocean northeast of Tahiti, the Marquesas …
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — geographical name or French Îles Mar·quises ˌēl-mär-ˈkēz islands S Pacific N of Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia capital Taiohae (on …
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Pronunciation: mär- ' k ā -z ə z, -z ə s, -s ə z, -s ə s Variant: or F …
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — French les Marquises, pair of volcanic clusters in French Polynesia in the central South Pacific, 740 mi (1,200 km) northeast …
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — геогр. Маркизские острова, Маркизы
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — геогр. Маркизские острова, Маркизы
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — геогр. Маркизские острова, Маркизы
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — _n. Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — n. Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Маркизские о-ва Маркизы
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS ISLANDS — Маркизские острова
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MARQUESAS — Marquesas [H] npr Marquesas (Islands)
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MARQUESAS — Marquesas BrE AmE mɑː ˈkeɪz əz -ˈkeɪs əs, -æs AmE \ mɑːr-
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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ISLANDS — Острова
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ISLANDS — Архипелаг
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ISLANDS — Chile
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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PACIFIC ISLANDS — island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic regionsMelanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesiabut conventionally excludes the neighbouring island …
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ISLAND — I Any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, …
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VIRGIN ISLANDS — group of about 90 small islands, islets, cays, and rocks in the West Indies, situated some 40 to 50 miles …
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS — British dependency in the West Indies, comprising two small groups of islands at the southeastern end of The Bahamas and …
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POLYNESIA — ethnogeographic grouping of islands scattered across a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean. The triangle has its apex …
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PACIFIC ISLANDS, HISTORY OF — history of the islands from prehistoric times to the end of colonial rule in the period after World War II. …
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P'ENG-HU ISLANDS — P'eng-hu also spelled Penghu, Chinese (Wade-Giles) P'eng-hu Ch'n-tao, or P'eng-hu Lieh-taoconventional Pescadores archipelago and hsien (county) of Taiwan, consisting of …
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OCEANIC ARTS
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS — also called Northern Marianas, officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United …
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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS — Spanish Islas Galpagos, officially Archipilago de Coln (Columbus Archipelago), island group of the eastern Pacific Ocean, administratively part of Ecuador. …
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FRISIAN ISLANDS — low-lying chain of islands from 3 to 20 miles (5 to 32 km) off the northern European mainland. They extend …
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FRENCH POLYNESIA — officially Territory of French Polynesia, French Territoire de la Polynsie Franaise collection of island groups and overseas territory of France …
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CAYMAN ISLANDS — British colony in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac, situated about 180 …
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ALEUTIAN ISLANDS — Aleutian Islands chain of small islands that separate the Bering Sea (north) from the main portion of the Pacific Ocean …
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AUQ — Airport Name : Atuona Airport Airport Location : Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia IATA Code : AUQ ICAO Code : …
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TAIOHAE — geographical name town Nuku Hiva Island capital of the Marquesas
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NUKU HIVA — geographical name island S Pacific in the Marquesas; largest in group area about 60 square miles (155 square kilometers ), …
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MARQUESAN — noun Date: 1799 a native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands, the Polynesian language of the ~s, ~ adjective
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ÎLES MARQUISES — geographical name see: Marquesas Islands
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FRENCH POLYNESIA — or formerly French Oceania geographical name islands in S Pacific belonging to France & including Society, Marquesas, Tuamotu, Gambier, & …
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PORTER, DAVID — born Feb. 1, 1780, Boston, Mass., U.S. died March 3, 1843, Pera, Tur. U.S. naval officer. He joined the navy …
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MELVILLE, HERMAN
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HAWAIIAN — Any of the aboriginal people of Hawaii. They are the descendants of Polynesians who migrated to Hawaii in two waves: …
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HAWAII — I Volcanic island, part of the state of Hawaii, U.S. It lies south of Maui and constitutes Hawaii county, with …
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GAUGUIN, (EUGÈNE-HENRI-) PAUL — born June 7, 1848, Paris, France died May 8, 1903, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia French painter, sculptor, …
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FRENCH POLYNESIA — French Polynésie Française formerly French Oceania French overseas territory (pop., 2002 est.: 242,000), in the southern Pacific Ocean. French Polynesia …
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MARQUESAN — I. (ˈ)mär|kāz ə n, (ˈ)mȧ|-, -ās ə n adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Marquesa s islands, French Oceania + English …
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POPOI — ˈpōˌpȯi noun ( -s ) Etymology: Marquesan : a food of the Marquesas islands similar to Hawaiian poi but commonly …
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NUKUHIVAN — ˌnükəˈhēvən noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas islands + English -an : the Polynesian …
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MARQUESAN — /mahr kay"zeuhn, -seuhn/ , n. 1. a Polynesian native of the Marquesas Islands. 2. the Polynesian language of the Marquesas …
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FRENCH POLYNESIA — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 119,168; …
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ÎLES MARQUISES — see Marquesas Islands
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OUTER HEBRIDES — islands in Scotland, off the northwestern coast of the Scottish mainland. They constitute the Western Isles council area. Lewis, the …
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NUKU HIVA — volcanic island of the northwestern Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, in the central South Pacific. Nuku Hiva has an area of …
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES — Dutch Nederlandse Antillen, five islands in the Caribbean Sea, an autonomous part of The Netherlands since 1954. The islands are …
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MICRONESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of those Pacific Islands grouped as Micronesia. The islands include Kiribati (formerly …
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MICRONESIA — officially Federated States of Micronesia, country in the western Pacific Ocean. It is composed of more than 600 islands and …
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