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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

Japan has installed missiles, radar, garrisons and electronic-warfare systems on the islands to protect the archipelago amid intensifying Chinese military activity in the East China Sea and—potentially—to play a role in any defense of Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 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

Yet counting all species together, there were still no more than perhaps a million humans living between the Indonesian archipelago and the Iberian peninsula, a mere blip on the ecological radar.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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