n.
Pronunciation: ˌ är-k ə - ' pe-l ə - ˌ g ō , ˌ är-ch ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -goes or -gos
Etymology: Archipelago Aegean Sea, from Italian Arcipelago, literally, chief sea, from arci- (fr. 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 archipelago especially : a group or scattering of similar things <an archipelago of small parks within the city>