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archipelago

[ahr-kuh-pel-uh-goh] / ˌɑr kəˈpɛl əˌgoʊ /


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Megan Brief, a digital marketing coordinator for Natural Habitat Adventures, an ecotourism company, had just returned from Svalbard, a far-flung Norwegian archipelago teeming with polar bears and walruses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

The following year, Britain and the U.S. agreed to build a military base on Diego Garcia, a slender, open-jawed island, and the two governments began plotting the expulsion of the Chagossians from the entire archipelago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

In February, UK health officials warned Britons over travel to the West African archipelago following reports of stomach bugs.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Garin said earlier this week that the archipelago nation also planned to boost the output of its coal-fired power plants to keep electricity costs down as the war wreaks havoc with gas shipments.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“It looks like an archipelago: lots of islands clustered together, almost holding hands.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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