Caroline Islands
English
Etymology
Spanish Carolinas, after Charles II of Spain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkæɹəlaɪn ˌaɪləndz/
Proper noun
the Caroline Islands
- A widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea, politically divided between the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.
- Synonym: Carolines
Translations
an archipelago off the coast of New Guinea
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