ARCHIPELAGO


Meaning of ARCHIPELAGO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌär-kə-ˈpe-lə-ˌgō, ˌär-chə- ]

noun

( plural -goes or -gos )

Etymology: Archipelago Aegean Sea, from Italian Arcipelago, literally, chief sea, from arci- (from 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.