archipelago
To scatter or strew with things that collectively resemble a group of many islandsTo scatter or strew (a place, or something) with things that collectively resemble a group of many islands.
» The archipelago is situated between two oceans.
Meaning
1 senses(rare)To scatter or strew (a place, or something) with things that collectively resemble a group of many islands.
Examples
19 sentencesThe archipelago is situated between two oceans.
It's the largest island of the archipelago.
The archipelago is made up of twenty-two islands.
ruАрхипелаг состоит из двадцати двух островов. — marafon
Japan is an enormous archipelago.
ruЯпония — огромный архипелаг. — odexed
Japan is an immense archipelago.
deJapan ist ein riesiger Archipel. — mhr
Origin
The noun is borrowed from Italian arcipelago (“Aegean Sea; group of many islands”), from aThe noun is borrowed from Italian arcipelago (“Aegean Sea; group of many islands”), from arci- (variant of archi- (prefix meaning ‘foremost, primary’)) + pelago (“(open) sea”):
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Forms
archipelagos, archipelagoing, archipelagoed, archipelagoed| Base form | archipelago · to archipelago |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | archipelagos |
| Present participle | archipelagoing |
| Past simple | archipelagoed |
| Past participle | archipelagoed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle