Micronesia

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, small island, from μικρός (mikrós, small, minimum) +‎ νῆσος (nêsos, island)) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

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  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.zi.ə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʃə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.ʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.zi.ə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːʒə

Proper noun

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Micronesia

  1. A geographical region of Oceania.
  2. A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania. Official name: Federated States of Micronesia. Capital: Palikir.

Holonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: ミクロネシア (Mikuroneshia)

Translations

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See also

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Anagrams

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Central Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Micronesia

  1. Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
  2. Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)

Italian

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Proper noun

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Micronesia f

  1. Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
  2. Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Micronēsia f sg (genitive Micronēsiae); first declension (New Latin)

  1. Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
  2. Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mikɾoˈnesja/ [mi.kɾoˈne.sja]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: Mi‧cro‧ne‧sia

Proper noun

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Micronesia f

  1. Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
  2. Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)

Derived terms

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Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Micronesia f

  1. Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)
  2. Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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