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Mar⋅i⋅an⋅a Is⋅lands

  [mair-ee-an-uh, mar-, mair-, mar-; Sp. mah-ree-ah-nah]
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–noun
a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
Also called Mar⋅i⋅an⋅as.
Formerly, Ladrone Islands, Ladrones.
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