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archipelago

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


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In 2019, the International Court of Justice recommended that Britain hand the archipelago to Mauritius.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

In a phone call with Lammy last December, Muizzu warned the deputy UK prime minister that "any transfer of the archipelago must account for Maldivian interests".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Like most jeepneys, Princess runs on diesel, the cost of which has hit historic highs in the archipelago nation since the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

After spending much of her career in the U.S., she recently moved back to Åland, a Finnish archipelago of more than 6,000 islands—and began hosting art workshops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

From the southern tip of Kyushu to the northern tip of Hokkaido, the Japanese archipelago is nearly 1,500 miles long.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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