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ar⋅chi⋅pel⋅a⋅go

  [ahr-kuh-pel-uh-goh]
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–noun, plural -gos, -goes.
1. a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.
2. any large body of water with many islands.
3. the Archipelago, the Aegean Sea.
Origin:
1495–1505; alter. ( archi- for arci-) of It arcipelago, alter. of Egeopelago the Aegean Sea < Gk Aigaîon pélagos

Related forms:
ar⋅chi⋅pe⋅lag⋅ic  [ahr-kuh-puh-laj-ik] , ar⋅chi⋅pe⋅la⋅gi⋅an  [ahr-kuh-puh-ley-jee-uhn, -juhn] , adjective
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ar·chi·pel·a·go   (är'kə-pěl'ə-gō')   
n.   pl. ar·chi·pel·a·goes or ar·chi·pel·a·gos

  1. A large group of islands: the Philippine archipelago.

  2. A sea, such as the Aegean, containing a large number of scattered islands.


[Italian Arcipelago, the Aegean Sea, alteration (influenced by arci-, chief, archi-) of Medieval Latin Ēgēopelagus : Latin Aegaeus, Ēgēus, Aegean (from Greek Aigaios) + Latin pelagus, sea (from Greek pelagos; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots).]
ar'chi·pe·lag'ic (-pə-lāj'ĭk) adj.
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archipelago   (är'kə-pěl'ə-gō')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A large group of islands.

  2. A sea, such as the Aegean, or an area in a sea containing a large number of scattered islands.


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