Caroline Islands

plural noun

a group of more than 500 islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: formerly a Japanese mandate; now under U.S. trusteeship. 525 sq. mi. (1,360 sq. km).

Caroline Islands

an archipelago of over 500 islands and islets in the W Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, all of which are now part of the Federated States of Micronesia, except for the Palau group: formerly part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; centre of a typhoon zone. Area: (land) 1183 sq km (457 sq miles)

In the Caroline Islands such houses are institutions of social and religious importance.

All further attempt to subdue the Caroline Islands was necessarily postponed.

A typical fishing expedition among the natives of the Caroline Islands aptly illustrates this point of view.

I got a job as assistant wireless man at a lonely station on one of the Caroline Islands.

In the Caroline Islands men may not eat with their wives when pregnant, but small boys are allowed to do so.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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