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Archipelago

/ˌɑrkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/
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(noun) A group of islands.

The Japanese archipelago is struck by a terrible heat wave.
The Celebes and Sulu Seas separate the Indonesian Archipelago and the Philippines.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The country consists of a large ____ of over seven thousand islands.

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