belonging+to+islands

  • 111Volcano Islands — Volca′no Is′lands n. pl. geg three islands in the W Pacific, including Iwo Jima, belonging to Japan: under U.S. administration 1945–68 …

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  • 112Dodecanese Islands — /ˌdoʊdɛkəniz ˈaɪləndz/ (say .dohdekuhneez uyluhndz) plural noun a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, off the south western coast of Turkey; part of the Southern Sporades; belonging to Italy 1911–45. 2681 km2. Administrative Centre: Rhodes.… …

  • 113Frisian Islands — /friʒən ˈaɪləndz/ (say freezhuhn uyluhndz) plural noun a chain of islands in the North Sea stretching along the coasts of the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany; includes groups belonging to the Netherlands (West Frisians) and to Germany (East… …

  • 114Lipari Islands — /lɪpəri ˈaɪləndz/ (say lipuhree uyluhndz), /lip / (say leep ) plural noun a group of volcanic islands north of Sicily, belonging to Italy. 114 km2. Chief town: Lipari …

  • 115Lofoten Islands — /loʊfoʊtn ˈaɪləndz/ (say lohfohtn uyluhndz) plural noun a group of islands north west of and belonging to Norway; rich fishing grounds. 5130 km2. Also, Lofoten and Vesterålen …

  • 116Pribilof Islands — /prɪbəlɒf ˈaɪləndz/ (say pribuhlof uyluhndz) plural noun a group of islands in the Bering Sea, south west of Alaska, and belonging to the US; the breeding ground of fur seals …

  • 117Aran Islands — noun three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay • Instance Hypernyms: ↑island • Part Holonyms: ↑Galway Bay, ↑Ireland, ↑Hibernia, ↑Emerald Isle …

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  • 118Bonin Islands — /boh nin/ a group of islands in the N Pacific, SE of and belonging to Japan: under U.S. administration 1945 68. 40 sq. mi. (104 sq. km). Japanese, Ogasawara Jima …

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  • 119Chatham Islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific, E of and belonging to New Zealand. 372 sq. mi. (963 sq. km) …

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  • 120Cook Islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific belonging to New Zealand. 21,317; 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km) …

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