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pribilof islands

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Prib⋅i⋅lof Is⋅lands

[prib-uh-lawf, -lof]
–noun
a group of islands in the Bering Sea, SW of Alaska, and belonging to the U.S.: the breeding ground of fur seals.
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Prib·i·lof Islands   (prĭb'ə-lôf')   
A group of islands off southwest Alaska in the Bering Sea. First visited and named by a Russian explorer in 1786, they are noted as a breeding ground for seals.
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